lepturus

Latin

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “short”) +‎ Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) +‎ -us.

Adjective

leptūrus (feminine leptūra, neuter leptūrum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) Having a thin tail.

Usage notes
  • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative leptūrus leptūra leptūrum leptūrī leptūrae leptūra
Genitive leptūrī leptūrae leptūrī leptūrōrum leptūrārum leptūrōrum
Dative leptūrō leptūrō leptūrīs
Accusative leptūrum leptūram leptūrum leptūrōs leptūrās leptūra
Ablative leptūrō leptūrā leptūrō leptūrīs
Vocative leptūre leptūra leptūrum leptūrī leptūrae leptūra
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