rubricostus
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from ruber (“red”) + costa (“rib”), changed to the first and second declension.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ru.briˈkos.tus/, [rʊbrɪˈkɔs̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ru.briˈkos.tus/, [rubriˈkɔst̪us]
Adjective
rubricostus (feminine rubricosta, neuter rubricostum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) having red ribs
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | rubricostus | rubricosta | rubricostum | rubricostī | rubricostae | rubricosta | |
| Genitive | rubricostī | rubricostae | rubricostī | rubricostōrum | rubricostārum | rubricostōrum | |
| Dative | rubricostō | rubricostō | rubricostīs | ||||
| Accusative | rubricostum | rubricostam | rubricostum | rubricostōs | rubricostās | rubricosta | |
| Ablative | rubricostō | rubricostā | rubricostō | rubricostīs | |||
| Vocative | rubricoste | rubricosta | rubricostum | rubricostī | rubricostae | rubricosta | |