nigripennis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from niger (“black”) +‎ frōns (“feather, fin, wing”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ni.ɡriˈpen.nis/, [nɪɡrɪˈpɛnːɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.ɡriˈpen.nis/, [niɡriˈpɛnːis]

Adjective

nigripennis (neuter nigripenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) having a black wing or fin, or black feathers

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 nigripennis nigripenne nigripennēs nigripennia
Genitive nigripennis nigripennium
Dative nigripennī nigripennibus
Accusative nigripennem nigripenne nigripennēs
nigripennīs		 nigripennia
Ablative nigripennī nigripennibus
Vocative nigripennis nigripenne nigripennēs nigripennia
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