LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

curvirōstris

curvirōstris (neuter curvirōstre)
Classical[kʊr.wɪˈroːs.trɪs]Ecclesiastical[kur.viˈrɔs.tris]

Meaning

  1. New Latintwo terminationhaving a bent, curved or hooked beak

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecurvirōstriscurvirōstriscurvirōstre
genitivecurvirōstriscurvirōstriscurvirōstris
dativecurvirōstrīcurvirōstrīcurvirōstrī
accusativecurvirōstremcurvirōstremcurvirōstre
ablativecurvirōstrīcurvirōstrīcurvirōstrī
vocativecurvirōstriscurvirōstriscurvirōstre
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecurvirōstrēscurvirōstrēscurvirōstria
genitivecurvirōstriumcurvirōstriumcurvirōstrium
dativecurvirōstribuscurvirōstribuscurvirōstribus
accusativecurvirōstrīs
curvirōstrēs
curvirōstrīs
curvirōstrēs
curvirōstria
ablativecurvirōstribuscurvirōstribuscurvirōstribus
vocativecurvirōstrēscurvirōstrēscurvirōstria

Origins

From curvus (“bent”) + rōstrum (“beak”) + -is.

Quick answers

What does curvirōstris mean in Latin?
curvirōstris, a adjective, means “having a bent, curved or hooked beak”.
How do you pronounce curvirōstris?
In classical Latin, [kʊr.wɪˈroːs.trɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kur.viˈrɔs.tris].