ruficeps
Latin
Etymology
From rūfus (“red”) + -ceps (“headed”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈruː.fɪ.kɛps]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈruː.fi.t͡ʃeps]
Adjective
rūficeps (genitive rūficipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective
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 | rūficeps | rūficipitēs | rūficipitia | ||
| genitive | rūficipitis | rūficipitium | |||
| dative | rūficipitī | rūficipitibus | |||
| accusative | rūficipitem | rūficeps | rūficipitēs | rūficipitia | |
| ablative | rūficipitī | rūficipitibus | |||
| vocative | rūficeps | rūficipitēs | rūficipitia | ||