LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

brevipennis

brevipennis (neuter brevipenne)
Classical[brɛ.wɪˈpɛn.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[bre.viˈpɛn.nis]

Meaning

  1. New Latintwo terminationhaving a short wing or fin, or short feathers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrevipennisbrevipennisbrevipenne
genitivebrevipennisbrevipennisbrevipennis
dativebrevipennībrevipennībrevipennī
accusativebrevipennembrevipennembrevipenne
ablativebrevipennībrevipennībrevipennī
vocativebrevipennisbrevipennisbrevipenne
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrevipennēsbrevipennēsbrevipennia
genitivebrevipenniumbrevipenniumbrevipennium
dativebrevipennibusbrevipennibusbrevipennibus
accusativebrevipennīs
brevipennēs
brevipennīs
brevipennēs
brevipennia
ablativebrevipennibusbrevipennibusbrevipennibus
vocativebrevipennēsbrevipennēsbrevipennia

Origins

New Latin; from brevis (“short”) + frōns (“feather, fin, wing”) .

Quick answers

What does brevipennis mean in Latin?
brevipennis, a adjective, means “having a short wing or fin, or short feathers”.
How do you pronounce brevipennis?
In classical Latin, [brɛ.wɪˈpɛn.nɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bre.viˈpɛn.nis].