impennis

Latin

Etymology

From penna (“feather, fin, wing”) +‎ in- -is.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪmˈpɛn.nɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [imˈpɛn.nis]

Adjective

impennis (neuter impenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) without feathers (of flight)

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	impennis	impenne		impennēs	impennia
genitive	impennis			impennium
dative	impennī			impennibus
accusative	impennem	impenne		impennīs impennēs	impennia
ablative	impennī			impennibus
vocative	impennis	impenne		impennēs	impennia

Derived terms

• Pinguinus impennis