terricolus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From terra (“earth”) + colō (“to inhabit”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /terˈri.ko.lus/, [t̪ɛrˈrɪkɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /terˈri.ko.lus/, [t̪erˈriːkolus]
Adjective
[edit]terricolus (feminine terricola, neuter terricolum); first/second-declension adjective
Usage notes
[edit]- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | terricolus | terricola | terricolum | terricolī | terricolae | terricola | |
Genitive | terricolī | terricolae | terricolī | terricolōrum | terricolārum | terricolōrum | |
Dative | terricolō | terricolō | terricolīs | ||||
Accusative | terricolum | terricolam | terricolum | terricolōs | terricolās | terricola | |
Ablative | terricolō | terricolā | terricolō | terricolīs | |||
Vocative | terricole | terricola | terricolum | terricolī | terricolae | terricola |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: terricolous
- → Italian: terricolo