adeps
English edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”).
Noun edit
adeps (uncountable)
- (physiology) Soft or liquid animal fat.
Synonyms edit
- (soft or liquid fat): lard
Related terms edit
Translations edit
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Proto-Italic *adlepa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leybʰ-. Related to Umbrian 𐌀𐌛𐌄𐌐𐌄𐌔 (ařepes).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.deps/, [ˈäd̪ɛps̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.deps/, [ˈäːd̪eps]
Noun edit
adeps m (genitive adipis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adeps | adipēs |
| Genitive | adipis | adipum |
| Dative | adipī | adipibus |
| Accusative | adipem | adipēs |
| Ablative | adipe | adipibus |
| Vocative | adeps | adipēs |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “adeps”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “adeps”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- adeps in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- adeps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN