coelicolor

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Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from coelus (“sky”) +‎ color (“colour”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /koe̯ˈli.ko.lor/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈli.ko.lor/,

Adjective

coelicolor (genitive coelicolōris); third-declension one-termination adjective

(New Latin) sky-blue-coloured

Usage notes

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

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	coelicolor			coelicolōrēs	coelicolōria
genitive	coelicolōris			coelicolōrium
dative	coelicolōrī			coelicolōribus
accusative	coelicolōrem	coelicolor		coelicolōrēs	coelicolōria
ablative	coelicolōrī			coelicolōribus
vocative	coelicolor			coelicolōrēs	coelicolōria

Derived terms

Streptomyces coelicolor

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