fusciceps
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from fuscus (“dark”) + -ceps (“headed”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfʊs.kɪ.kɛps]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfuʃ.ʃi.t͡ʃeps]
Adjective
fusciceps (genitive fuscicipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | fusciceps | fuscicipitēs | fuscicipitia | ||
| genitive | fuscicipitis | fuscicipitium | |||
| dative | fuscicipitī | fuscicipitibus | |||
| accusative | fuscicipitem | fusciceps | fuscicipitēs | fuscicipitia | |
| ablative | fuscicipitī | fuscicipitibus | |||
| vocative | fusciceps | fuscicipitēs | fuscicipitia | ||