rubriceps

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from ruber (“ruddy”) +‎ -ceps (“headed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈru.bri.keps/, [ˈrʊbrɪkɛps̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈru.bri.t͡ʃeps/, [ˈruːbrit͡ʃeps]

Adjective

rubriceps (genitive rubricipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) ruddy-headed

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	rubriceps			rubricipitēs	rubricipitia
genitive	rubricipitis			rubricipitium
dative	rubricipitī			rubricipitibus
accusative	rubricipitem	rubriceps		rubricipitēs	rubricipitia
ablative	rubricipitī			rubricipitibus
vocative	rubriceps			rubricipitēs	rubricipitia