LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

brachypterus

brachypterus (feminine brachyptera, neuter brachypterum)
Classical[braˈkʰyp.tɛ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[braˈkip.te.rus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveshort-winged

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrachypterusbrachypterabrachypterum
genitivebrachypterībrachypteraebrachypterī
dativebrachypterōbrachypteraebrachypterō
accusativebrachypterumbrachypterambrachypterum
ablativebrachypterōbrachypterābrachypterō
vocativebrachypterebrachypterabrachypterum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrachypterībrachypteraebrachyptera
genitivebrachypterōrumbrachypterārumbrachypterōrum
dativebrachypterīsbrachypterīsbrachypterīs
accusativebrachypterōsbrachypterāsbrachyptera
ablativebrachypterīsbrachypterīsbrachypterīs
vocativebrachypterībrachypteraebrachyptera

Origins

New Latin; from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Quick answers

What does brachypterus mean in Latin?
brachypterus, a adjective, means “short-winged”.
How do you pronounce brachypterus?
In classical Latin, [braˈkʰyp.tɛ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [braˈkip.te.rus].