deserticolus

Latin

Etymology

From desertum (“desert”) + colō (“to inhabit”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deː.serˈti.ko.lus/, [d̪eːs̠ɛrˈt̪ɪkɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.serˈti.ko.lus/, [d̪es̬erˈt̪iːkolus]

Adjective

dēserticolus (feminine dēserticola, neuter dēserticolum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) desert-dwelling

Usage notes

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dēserticolus	dēserticola	dēserticolum		dēserticolī	dēserticolae	dēserticola
genitive	dēserticolī	dēserticolae	dēserticolī		dēserticolōrum	dēserticolārum	dēserticolōrum
dative	dēserticolō	dēserticolae	dēserticolō		dēserticolīs
accusative	dēserticolum	dēserticolam	dēserticolum		dēserticolōs	dēserticolās	dēserticola
ablative	dēserticolō	dēserticolā	dēserticolō		dēserticolīs
vocative	dēserticole	dēserticola	dēserticolum		dēserticolī	dēserticolae	dēserticola