breviceps

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Latin

Etymology

From brevis (“short”) +‎ -ceps (“headed”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbre.u̯i.keps/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbre.vi.t͡ʃeps/,

Adjective

breviceps (genitive brevicipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective

(New Latin) short-headed
Geomys breviceps

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	breviceps			brevicipitēs	brevicipitia
genitive	brevicipitis			brevicipitium
dative	brevicipitī			brevicipitibus
accusative	brevicipitem	breviceps		brevicipitēs	brevicipitia
ablative	brevicipitī			brevicipitibus
vocative	breviceps			brevicipitēs	brevicipitia

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