LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

breviceps

breviceps (genitive brevicipitis)
Classical[ˈbrɛ.wɪ.kɛps]Ecclesiastical[ˈbrɛː.vi.t͡ʃeps]

Meaning

  1. New Latinone terminationshort-headed
    Geomys breviceps

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrevicepsbrevicepsbreviceps
genitivebrevicipitisbrevicipitisbrevicipitis
dativebrevicipitībrevicipitībrevicipitī
accusativebrevicipitembrevicipitembreviceps
ablativebrevicipitī
brevicipite		brevicipitī
brevicipite		brevicipitī
brevicipite
vocativebrevicepsbrevicepsbreviceps
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrevicipitēsbrevicipitēsbrevicipitia
genitivebrevicipitiumbrevicipitiumbrevicipitium
dativebrevicipitibusbrevicipitibusbrevicipitibus
accusativebrevicipitīs
brevicipitēs		brevicipitīs
brevicipitēs		brevicipitia
ablativebrevicipitibusbrevicipitibusbrevicipitibus
vocativebrevicipitēsbrevicipitēsbrevicipitia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mreǵʰ-
  2. Latinbreviceps

Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevis substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Proto-Italic *-is Proto-Italic *-kaputis Old Latin -cipesder. Latin -ceps Latin breviceps From brevis (“short”) + -ceps (“headed”).

Quick answers

What does breviceps mean in Latin?
breviceps, a adjective, means “short-headed”.
How do you pronounce breviceps?
In classical Latin, [ˈbrɛ.wɪ.kɛps]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbrɛː.vi.t͡ʃeps].
Where does breviceps come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- → Latin breviceps.