ruficollis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from rūfus (“red”) +‎ collum (“stem, neck”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

Adjective

rūficollis (neuter rūficolle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) having a red stem or neck

Usage notes

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

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative rūficollis rūficolle rūficollēs rūficollia
genitive rūficollis rūficollium
dative rūficollī rūficollibus
accusative rūficollem rūficolle rūficollēs
rūficollīs 		rūficollia
ablative rūficollī rūficollibus
vocative rūficollis rūficolle rūficollēs rūficollia
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