levicollis
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from levis (“smooth”) + collum (“neck, stem”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /le.u̯iˈkol.lis/, [ɫ̪eu̯ɪˈkɔlːʲɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /le.viˈkol.lis/, [leviˈkɔlːis]
Adjective
levicollis (neuter levicolle); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) having a smooth neck or stem
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.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | levicollis | levicolle | levicollēs | levicollia | |
Genitive | levicollis | levicollium | |||
Dative | levicollī | levicollibus | |||
Accusative | levicollem | levicolle | levicollēs levicollīs | levicollia | |
Ablative | levicollī | levicollibus | |||
Vocative | levicollis | levicolle | levicollēs | levicollia |