coelicolor

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from coelus (“sky”) +‎ color (“colour”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /koe̯ˈli.ko.lor/, [koe̯ˈlʲɪkɔɫ̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈli.ko.lor/, [t͡ʃeˈliːkolor]

Adjective

coelicolor (genitive coelicolōris); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) sky-blue-coloured

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	coelicolor			coelicolōrēs	coelicolōria
Genitive	coelicolōris			coelicolōrium
Dative	coelicolōrī			coelicolōribus
Accusative	coelicolōrem	coelicolor		coelicolōrēs	coelicolōria
Ablative	coelicolōrī			coelicolōribus
Vocative	coelicolor			coelicolōrēs	coelicolōria

Derived terms

• Streptomyces coelicolor