diversicolor
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from diversus (“unlike, diverse”) + color (“colour”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /di.werˈsi.ko.lor/, [dɪ.wɛrˈsɪ.kɔ.ɫɔr]
Adjective
diversicolor (genitive diversicoloris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | diversicolor | diversicolorēs | diversicoloria | ||
| genitive | diversicoloris | diversicolorium | |||
| dative | diversicolorī | diversicoloribus | |||
| accusative | diversicolorem | diversicolor | diversicolorēs | diversicoloria | |
| ablative | diversicolorī | diversicoloribus | |||
| vocative | diversicolor | diversicolorēs | diversicoloria | ||
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet.
References
- diversicolor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- diversicolor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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