coelicolor

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from coelus (“sky”) +‎ color (“colour”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /koe̯ˈli.ko.lor/, [koe̯ˈlʲɪkɔɫ̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈli.ko.lor/, [t͡ʃeˈliːkolor]

Adjective

coelicolor (genitive coelicolōris); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) sky-blue-coloured

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	coelicolor			coelicolōrēs	coelicolōria
genitive	coelicolōris			coelicolōrium
dative	coelicolōrī			coelicolōribus
accusative	coelicolōrem	coelicolor		coelicolōrēs	coelicolōria
ablative	coelicolōrī			coelicolōribus
vocative	coelicolor			coelicolōrēs	coelicolōria

Derived terms

• Streptomyces coelicolor