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

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
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.