rufigaster

Latin

Etymology

From rufus (“red”) + gaster (“belly”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ru.fiˈɡas.ter/, [rʊfɪˈɡäs̠t̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ru.fiˈɡas.ter/, [rufiˈɡäst̪er]

Adjective

rufigaster (feminine rufigastra, neuter rufigastrum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. (New Latin) Having a red belly

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rufigaster	rufigastra	rufigastrum		rufigastrī	rufigastrae	rufigastra
Genitive	rufigastrī	rufigastrae	rufigastrī		rufigastrōrum	rufigastrārum	rufigastrōrum
Dative	rufigastrō		rufigastrō		rufigastrīs
Accusative	rufigastrum	rufigastram	rufigastrum		rufigastrōs	rufigastrās	rufigastra
Ablative	rufigastrō	rufigastrā	rufigastrō		rufigastrīs
Vocative	rufigaster	rufigastra	rufigastrum		rufigastrī	rufigastrae	rufigastra

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.