LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

brachycephalus

brachycephalus (feminine brachycephala, neuter brachycephalum)
Classical[bra.kʰyˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[bra.kiˈt͡ʃɛː.fa.lus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveshort-headed; brachycephalous, brachycephalic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrachycephalusbrachycephalabrachycephalum
genitivebrachycephalībrachycephalaebrachycephalī
dativebrachycephalōbrachycephalaebrachycephalō
accusativebrachycephalumbrachycephalambrachycephalum
ablativebrachycephalōbrachycephalābrachycephalō
vocativebrachycephalebrachycephalabrachycephalum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrachycephalībrachycephalaebrachycephala
genitivebrachycephalōrumbrachycephalārumbrachycephalōrum
dativebrachycephalīsbrachycephalīsbrachycephalīs
accusativebrachycephalōsbrachycephalāsbrachycephala
ablativebrachycephalīsbrachycephalīsbrachycephalīs
vocativebrachycephalībrachycephalaebrachycephala

Origins

New Latin, from Ancient Greek βραχυκέφαλος (brakhuképhalos) from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Descendants
  • Englishbrachycephalic
  • Englishbrachycephalous
  • TranslingualBrachycephalus

In English words that came into English from brachycephalus

  • brachycephalicbrachycephalus

Quick answers

What does brachycephalus mean in Latin?
brachycephalus, a adjective, means “short-headed; brachycephalous, brachycephalic”.
How do you pronounce brachycephalus?
In classical Latin, [bra.kʰyˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bra.kiˈt͡ʃɛː.fa.lus].