ruficornis
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From rufus (“red”) + cornus (“horn”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ru.fiˈkor.nis/, [rʊfɪˈkɔrnɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ru.fiˈkor.nis/, [rufiˈkɔrnis]
Adjective[edit]
ruficornis (neuter ruficorne); third-declension two-termination adjective
Usage notes[edit]
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension[edit]
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | ruficornis | ruficorne | ruficornēs | ruficornia | |
| Genitive | ruficornis | ruficornium | |||
| Dative | ruficornī | ruficornibus | |||
| Accusative | ruficornem | ruficorne | ruficornēs ruficornīs |
ruficornia | |
| Ablative | ruficornī | ruficornibus | |||
| Vocative | ruficornis | ruficorne | ruficornēs | ruficornia | |