alticolus

Latin

Etymology

From altus (“high”) + incola (“inhabitant”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈti.ko.lus/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪ɪkɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈti.ko.lus/, [äl̪ˈt̪iːkolus]

Adjective

alticolus (feminine alticola, neuter alticolum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) That lives at high altitudes

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 alticolus alticola alticolum alticolī alticolae alticola
Genitive alticolī alticolae alticolī alticolōrum alticolārum alticolōrum
Dative alticolō alticolō alticolīs
Accusative alticolum alticolam alticolum alticolōs alticolās alticola
Ablative alticolō alticolā alticolō alticolīs
Vocative alticole alticola alticolum alticolī alticolae alticola
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