ruficollis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from rūfus (“red”) +‎ collum (“stem, neck”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ruː.fiˈkol.lis/, [ruːfɪˈkɔlːʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ru.fiˈkol.lis/, [rufiˈkɔlːis]

Adjective

rūficollis (neuter rūficolle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having a red stem or neck

Usage notes

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

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	rūficollis	rūficolle		rūficollēs	rūficollia
Genitive	rūficollis			rūficollium
Dative	rūficollī			rūficollibus
Accusative	rūficollem	rūficolle		rūficollēs rūficollīs	rūficollia
Ablative	rūficollī			rūficollibus
Vocative	rūficollis	rūficolle		rūficollēs	rūficollia