ruficeps

Latin

Etymology

From rūfus (“red”) +‎ -ceps (“headed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈruː.fi.keps/, [ˈruːfɪkɛps̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈru.fi.t͡ʃeps/, [ˈruːfit͡ʃeps]

Adjective

rūficeps (genitive rūficipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) red-headed

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.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	rūficeps			rūficipitēs	rūficipitia
genitive	rūficipitis			rūficipitium
dative	rūficipitī			rūficipitibus
accusative	rūficipitem	rūficeps		rūficipitēs	rūficipitia
ablative	rūficipitī			rūficipitibus
vocative	rūficeps			rūficipitēs	rūficipitia