nigricollis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from niger (“black”) +‎ collum (“neck, stem”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ni.ɡriˈkol.lis/, [nɪɡrɪˈkɔlːʲɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.ɡriˈkol.lis/, [niɡriˈkɔlːis]

Adjective

nigricollis (neuter nigricolle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) having a black neck or stem

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

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative nigricollis nigricolle nigricollēs nigricollia
Genitive nigricollis nigricollium
Dative nigricollī nigricollibus
Accusative nigricollem nigricolle nigricollēs
nigricollīs		 nigricollia
Ablative nigricollī nigricollibus
Vocative nigricollis nigricolle nigricollēs nigricollia
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