sulcirostris

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from sulcus (“furrow”) +‎ rostrum (“beak”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sul.kiˈroːs.tris/, [s̠ʊɫ̪kɪˈroːs̠t̪rɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sul.t͡ʃiˈros.tris/, [sul̠ʲt͡ʃiˈrɔst̪ris]

Adjective

sulcirōstris (neuter sulcirōstre); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having a furrowed beak

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	sulcirōstris	sulcirōstre		sulcirōstrēs	sulcirōstria
genitive	sulcirōstris			sulcirōstrium
dative	sulcirōstrī			sulcirōstribus
accusative	sulcirōstrem	sulcirōstre		sulcirōstrēs sulcirōstrīs	sulcirōstria
ablative	sulcirōstrī			sulcirōstribus
vocative	sulcirōstris	sulcirōstre		sulcirōstrēs	sulcirōstria

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.