LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

terricolus

terricolus (feminine terricola, neuter terricolum)
Classical[tɛrˈrɪ.kɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[terˈriː.ko.lus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveearth-dwelling; terrestrial

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterricolusterricolaterricolum
genitiveterricolīterricolaeterricolī
dativeterricolōterricolaeterricolō
accusativeterricolumterricolamterricolum
ablativeterricolōterricolāterricolō
vocativeterricoleterricolaterricolum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterricolīterricolaeterricola
genitiveterricolōrumterricolārumterricolōrum
dativeterricolīsterricolīsterricolīs
accusativeterricolōsterricolāsterricola
ablativeterricolīsterricolīsterricolīs
vocativeterricolīterricolaeterricola

Origins

From terra (“earth”) + colō (“to inhabit”).

Descendants
  • Englishterricolous
  • Italianterricolo

In English words that came into English from terricolus

  • terricoleterricolus

Quick answers

What does terricolus mean in Latin?
terricolus, a adjective, means “earth-dwelling; terrestrial”.
How do you pronounce terricolus?
In classical Latin, [tɛrˈrɪ.kɔ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [terˈriː.ko.lus].