brevifolius
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from brevis (“short, small”) + folium (“leaf”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [brɛ.wɪˈfɔ.li.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [bre.viˈfɔː.li.us]
Adjective
brevifolius (feminine brevifolia, neuter brevifolium); first/second-declension adjective
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | brevifolius | brevifolia | brevifolium | brevifoliī | brevifoliae | brevifolia | |
| genitive | brevifoliī | brevifoliae | brevifoliī | brevifoliōrum | brevifoliārum | brevifoliōrum | |
| dative | brevifoliō | brevifoliae | brevifoliō | brevifoliīs | |||
| accusative | brevifolium | brevifoliam | brevifolium | brevifoliōs | brevifoliās | brevifolia | |
| ablative | brevifoliō | brevifoliā | brevifoliō | brevifoliīs | |||
| vocative | brevifolie | brevifolia | brevifolium | brevifoliī | brevifoliae | brevifolia | |