LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

epipterygius

epipterygius (feminine epipterygia, neuter epipterygium)
Classical[ɛ.pɪp.tɛˈry.ɡi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[e.pip.teˈriː.d͡ʒi.us]

Meaning

  1. New LatinadjectiveOn a small wing.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeepipterygiusepipterygiaepipterygium
genitiveepipterygiīepipterygiaeepipterygiī
dativeepipterygiōepipterygiaeepipterygiō
accusativeepipterygiumepipterygiamepipterygium
ablativeepipterygiōepipterygiāepipterygiō
vocativeepipterygieepipterygiaepipterygium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeepipterygiīepipterygiaeepipterygia
genitiveepipterygiōrumepipterygiārumepipterygiōrum
dativeepipterygiīsepipterygiīsepipterygiīs
accusativeepipterygiōsepipterygiāsepipterygia
ablativeepipterygiīsepipterygiīsepipterygiīs
vocativeepipterygiīepipterygiaeepipterygia

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon, on”) + πτερυγιον (pterugion, “something resembling a wing”).

Quick answers

What does epipterygius mean in Latin?
epipterygius, a adjective, means “On a small wing.”.
How do you pronounce epipterygius?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.pɪp.tɛˈry.ɡi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.pip.teˈriː.d͡ʒi.us].