diversicolor
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from diversus (“unlike, diverse”) + color (“colour”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /di.werˈsi.ko.lor/, [dɪ.wɛrˈsɪ.kɔ.ɫɔr]
Adjective
diversicolor (genitive diversicoloris); third declension
- Having diverse colours
Inflection
Third declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | diversicolor | diversicolorēs | diversicoloria | ||
Genitive | diversicoloris | diversicolorium | |||
Dative | diversicolorī | diversicoloribus | |||
Accusative | diversicolorem | diversicolor | diversicolorēs | diversicoloria | |
Ablative | diversicolorī | diversicoloribus | |||
Vocative | diversicolor | diversicolorēs | diversicoloria |
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet.
References
- diversicolor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- diversicolor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette