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
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | 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 |
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.