atriceps

Latin

Etymology

From āter (“black”) +‎ -ceps (“headed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.tri.keps/, [ˈäːt̪rɪkɛps̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tri.t͡ʃeps/, [ˈäːt̪rit͡ʃeps]

Adjective

ātriceps (genitive ātricipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) black-headed

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	ātriceps			ātricipitēs	ātricipitia
Genitive	ātricipitis			ātricipitium
Dative	ātricipitī			ātricipitibus
Accusative	ātricipitem	ātriceps		ātricipitēs	ātricipitia
Ablative	ātricipitī			ātricipitibus
Vocative	ātriceps			ātricipitēs	ātricipitia

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.