brevifolius

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from brevis (“short, small”) +‎ folium (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /bre.u̯iˈfo.li.us/, [breu̯ɪˈfɔlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bre.viˈfo.li.us/, [breviˈfɔːlius]

Adjective

brevifolius (feminine brevifolia, neuter brevifolium); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) short-leafed, small-leafed

Usage notes

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	brevifolius	brevifolia	brevifolium		brevifoliī	brevifoliae	brevifolia
genitive	brevifoliī	brevifoliae	brevifoliī		brevifoliōrum	brevifoliārum	brevifoliōrum
dative	brevifoliō	brevifoliae	brevifoliō		brevifoliīs
accusative	brevifolium	brevifoliam	brevifolium		brevifoliōs	brevifoliās	brevifolia
ablative	brevifoliō	brevifoliā	brevifoliō		brevifoliīs
vocative	brevifolie	brevifolia	brevifolium		brevifoliī	brevifoliae	brevifolia