curvirostris

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from curvus (“bent”) +‎ -i- +‎ rōstrum (“beak”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kur.u̯iˈroːs.tris/, [kʊru̯ɪˈroːs̠t̪rɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kur.viˈros.tris/, [kurviˈrɔst̪ris]

Adjective
Campylomormyrus curvirostris
Cape lark, Certhilauda curvirostris

curvirōstris (neuter curvirōstre); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) having a bent, curved or hooked beak

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

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative curvirōstris curvirōstre curvirōstrēs curvirōstria
Genitive curvirōstris curvirōstrium
Dative curvirōstrī curvirōstribus
Accusative curvirōstrem curvirōstre curvirōstrēs
curvirōstrīs		 curvirōstria
Ablative curvirōstrī curvirōstribus
Vocative curvirōstris curvirōstre curvirōstrēs curvirōstria
  • curvirostra
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