terricolus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From terra (“earth”) + colō (“to inhabit”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /terˈri.ko.lus/, [t̪ɛrˈrɪkɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /terˈri.ko.lus/, [t̪erˈriːkolus]
Adjective
[edit]terricolus (feminine terricola, neuter terricolum); first/second-declension adjective
Usage notes
[edit]- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | terricolus | terricola | terricolum | terricolī | terricolae | terricola | |
| genitive | terricolī | terricolae | terricolī | terricolōrum | terricolārum | terricolōrum | |
| dative | terricolō | terricolae | terricolō | terricolīs | |||
| accusative | terricolum | terricolam | terricolum | terricolōs | terricolās | terricola | |
| ablative | terricolō | terricolā | terricolō | terricolīs | |||
| vocative | terricole | terricola | terricolum | terricolī | terricolae | terricola | |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: terricolous
- → Italian: terricolo