LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

brevipalpus

brevipalpus (feminine brevipalpa, neuter brevipalpum)
Classical[brɛ.wɪˈpaɫ.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[bre.viˈpal.pus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveshort-handed

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrevipalpusbrevipalpabrevipalpum
genitivebrevipalpībrevipalpaebrevipalpī
dativebrevipalpōbrevipalpaebrevipalpō
accusativebrevipalpumbrevipalpambrevipalpum
ablativebrevipalpōbrevipalpābrevipalpō
vocativebrevipalpebrevipalpabrevipalpum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrevipalpībrevipalpaebrevipalpa
genitivebrevipalpōrumbrevipalpārumbrevipalpōrum
dativebrevipalpīsbrevipalpīsbrevipalpīs
accusativebrevipalpōsbrevipalpāsbrevipalpa
ablativebrevipalpīsbrevipalpīsbrevipalpīs
vocativebrevipalpībrevipalpaebrevipalpa

Origins

New Latin; from brevis (“short”) + palpus (“feeler”).

Quick answers

What does brevipalpus mean in Latin?
brevipalpus, a adjective, means “short-handed”.
How do you pronounce brevipalpus?
In classical Latin, [brɛ.wɪˈpaɫ.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bre.viˈpal.pus].