levicollis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from levis (“smooth”) +‎ collum (“neck, stem”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /le.u̯iˈkol.lis/, [ɫ̪eu̯ɪˈkɔlːʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /le.viˈkol.lis/, [leviˈkɔlːis]

Adjective

levicollis (neuter levicolle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having a smooth neck or stem

Usage notes

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

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	levicollis	levicolle		levicollēs	levicollia
genitive	levicollis			levicollium
dative	levicollī			levicollibus
accusative	levicollem	levicolle		levicollēs levicollīs	levicollia
ablative	levicollī			levicollibus
vocative	levicollis	levicolle		levicollēs	levicollia