Ptilopaedes
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin; from Ancient Greek πτίλον (ptílon, “down”) + Ancient Greek παῖδες (paîdes, “children”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pti.loˈpae̯.deːs/, [pt̪ɪɫ̪ɔˈpäe̯d̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pti.loˈpe.des/, [pt̪iloˈpɛːd̪es]
Proper noun
[edit]Ptilopaedēs m pl (genitive *Ptilopaedum or *Ptilopaedium); third declension
- (New Latin, ornithology, rare, collectively) All those birds that have a complete covering of down when they hatch; all ptilopaedic birds.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ptilopaedes.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Ptilopaedēs |
Genitive | *Ptilopaedum *Ptilopaedium |
Dative | Ptilopaedibus |
Accusative | Ptilopaedēs |
Ablative | Ptilopaedibus |
Vocative | Ptilopaedēs |
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “birds covered in down upon hatching”): Psilopaedēs
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