longimanus

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from longus (“long”) +‎ manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lonˈɡi.ma.nus/, [ɫɔŋˈɡɪ.ma.nʊs]

Adjective

longimanus (feminine longimana, neuter longimanum); first/second declension

  1. long-handed

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative longimanus longimana longimanum longimanī longimanae longimana
Genitive longimanī longimanae longimanī longimanōrum longimanārum longimanōrum
Dative longimanō longimanō longimanīs
Accusative longimanum longimanam longimanum longimanōs longimanās longimana
Ablative longimanō longimanā longimanō longimanīs
Vocative longimane longimana longimanum longimanī longimanae longimana

Usage notes
  • Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet.

References
  • longimanus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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