flavicostus

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from flāvus (“yellow”) +‎ costa (“rib”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /flaː.u̯iˈkos.tus/, [fɫ̪äːu̯ɪˈkɔs̠t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fla.viˈkos.tus/, [fläviˈkɔst̪us]

Adjective

flāvicostus (feminine flāvicosta, neuter flāvicostum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) having yellow ribs

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	flāvicostus	flāvicosta	flāvicostum		flāvicostī	flāvicostae	flāvicosta
genitive	flāvicostī	flāvicostae	flāvicostī		flāvicostōrum	flāvicostārum	flāvicostōrum
dative	flāvicostō	flāvicostae	flāvicostō		flāvicostīs
accusative	flāvicostum	flāvicostam	flāvicostum		flāvicostōs	flāvicostās	flāvicosta
ablative	flāvicostō	flāvicostā	flāvicostō		flāvicostīs
vocative	flāvicoste	flāvicosta	flāvicostum		flāvicostī	flāvicostae	flāvicosta