LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

terricola

terricola m or f (genitive terricolae)
Classical[tɛrˈrɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[terˈriː.ko.la]

Meaning

  1. femininemasculineearthling, terrestrial, earth-dweller

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeterricolaterricolae
genitiveterricolaeterricolārum
dativeterricolaeterricolīs
accusativeterricolamterricolās
ablativeterricolāterricolīs
vocativeterricolaterricolae

terrĭcŏla, ae, comm. terra-colo,
I. a dweller upon earth, a terrestrial (ante- and post-class.): terricolae Lamiae, Lucil. ap. Lact. 1, 22: inter terricolas caelicolasque, App. de Deo Socr. 45, 21.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terra Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cola Latin terricola From terra (“earth”) + -cola (“inhabitant”).

Quick answers

What does terricola mean in Latin?
terricola, a noun, means “earthling, terrestrial, earth-dweller”.
What is the genitive of terricola?
The genitive singular is terricolae. terricola is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce terricola?
In classical Latin, [tɛrˈrɪ.kɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [terˈriː.ko.la].