rubriceps
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from ruber (“ruddy”) + -ceps (“headed”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈru.bri.keps/, [ˈrʊbrɪkɛps̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈru.bri.t͡ʃeps/, [ˈruːbrit͡ʃeps]
Adjective
rubriceps (genitive rubricipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (New Latin) ruddy-headed
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.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | rubriceps | rubricipitēs | rubricipitia | ||
Genitive | rubricipitis | rubricipitium | |||
Dative | rubricipitī | rubricipitibus | |||
Accusative | rubricipitem | rubriceps | rubricipitēs | rubricipitia | |
Ablative | rubricipitī | rubricipitibus | |||
Vocative | rubriceps | rubricipitēs | rubricipitia |