varicolor
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from varius (“different, various”) + color (“colour”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯aˈri.ko.lor/, [u̯äˈrɪkɔɫ̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vaˈri.ko.lor/, [väˈriːkolor]
Adjective
varicolor (genitive varicolōris); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (New Latin) varicoloured
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 | varicolor | varicolōrēs | varicolōria | ||
Genitive | varicolōris | varicolōrium | |||
Dative | varicolōrī | varicolōribus | |||
Accusative | varicolōrem | varicolor | varicolōrēs | varicolōria | |
Ablative | varicolōrī | varicolōribus | |||
Vocative | varicolor | varicolōrēs | varicolōria |