lepidopterus

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from Ancient Greek [Term?]. lepido- +‎ pterus

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /le.piˈdop.te.rus/, [ɫɛ.pɪˈdɔp.tɛ.rʊs]

Adjective

lepidopterus (feminine lepidoptera, neuter lepidopterum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) scaly-winged
  2. (relational, New Latin) Lepidoptera—butterflies and moths

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lepidopterus lepidoptera lepidopterum lepidopterī lepidopterae lepidoptera
Genitive lepidopterī lepidopterae lepidopterī lepidopterōrum lepidopterārum lepidopterōrum
Dative lepidopterō lepidopterō lepidopterīs
Accusative lepidopterum lepidopteram lepidopterum lepidopterōs lepidopterās lepidoptera
Ablative lepidopterō lepidopterā lepidopterō lepidopterīs
Vocative lepidoptere lepidoptera lepidopterum lepidopterī lepidopterae lepidoptera

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

Derived terms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.