LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rubricostus

rubricostus (feminine rubricosta, neuter rubricostum)
Classical[rʊ.brɪˈkɔs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ru.briˈkɔs.tus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivehaving red ribs

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerubricostusrubricostarubricostum
genitiverubricostīrubricostaerubricostī
dativerubricostōrubricostaerubricostō
accusativerubricostumrubricostamrubricostum
ablativerubricostōrubricostārubricostō
vocativerubricosterubricostarubricostum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerubricostīrubricostaerubricosta
genitiverubricostōrumrubricostārumrubricostōrum
dativerubricostīsrubricostīsrubricostīs
accusativerubricostōsrubricostāsrubricosta
ablativerubricostīsrubricostīsrubricostīs
vocativerubricostīrubricostaerubricosta

Origins

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

Quick answers

What does rubricostus mean in Latin?
rubricostus, a adjective, means “having red ribs”.
How do you pronounce rubricostus?
In classical Latin, [rʊ.brɪˈkɔs.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ru.briˈkɔs.tus].