terricolus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From terra (“earth”) + colō (“to inhabit”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) 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.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | terricolus | terricola | terricolum | terricolī | terricolae | terricola | |
| Genitive | terricolī | terricolae | terricolī | terricolōrum | terricolārum | terricolōrum | |
| Dative | terricolō | 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