impennis
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From penna (“feather, fin, wing”) + in- -is.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /imˈpen.nis/, [ɪmˈpɛnːɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /imˈpen.nis/, [imˈpɛnːis]
Adjective
[edit]impennis (neuter impenne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) without feathers (of flight)
Usage notes
[edit]- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | impennis | impenne | impennēs | impennia | |
Genitive | impennis | impennium | |||
Dative | impennī | impennibus | |||
Accusative | impennem | impenne | impennēs impennīs |
impennia | |
Ablative | impennī | impennibus | |||
Vocative | impennis | impenne | impennēs | impennia |