nigricostus

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from niger (“black”) +‎ costa (“rib”), changed to the first and second declension.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ni.ɡriˈkos.tus/, [nɪɡrɪˈkɔs̠t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ni.ɡriˈkos.tus/, [niɡriˈkɔst̪us]

Adjective

nigricostus (feminine nigricosta, neuter nigricostum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) having black ribs

Usage notes

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	nigricostus	nigricosta	nigricostum		nigricostī	nigricostae	nigricosta
Genitive	nigricostī	nigricostae	nigricostī		nigricostōrum	nigricostārum	nigricostōrum
Dative	nigricostō		nigricostō		nigricostīs
Accusative	nigricostum	nigricostam	nigricostum		nigricostōs	nigricostās	nigricosta
Ablative	nigricostō	nigricostā	nigricostō		nigricostīs
Vocative	nigricoste	nigricosta	nigricostum		nigricostī	nigricostae	nigricosta