fimicolus

Latin

Etymology

fimus (“dung”) + colō (“I inhabit”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /fiˈmi.ko.lus/, [fɪˈmɪkɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fiˈmi.ko.lus/, [fiˈmiːkolus]

Adjective

fimicolus (feminine fimicola, neuter fimicolum); first/second-declension adjective

1. dung-dwelling, fimicolous

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	fimicolus	fimicola	fimicolum		fimicolī	fimicolae	fimicola
genitive	fimicolī	fimicolae	fimicolī		fimicolōrum	fimicolārum	fimicolōrum
dative	fimicolō	fimicolae	fimicolō		fimicolīs
accusative	fimicolum	fimicolam	fimicolum		fimicolōs	fimicolās	fimicola
ablative	fimicolō	fimicolā	fimicolō		fimicolīs
vocative	fimicole	fimicola	fimicolum		fimicolī	fimicolae	fimicola

Related terms

• fimicola

Descendants

• English: fimicolous
• Spanish: fimícolo