Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From palma (palm [of the hand]) + pēs (foot [as a body part]).

Adjective edit

palmipēs (genitive palmipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. broad-footed
  2. web-footed
Declension edit

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia
Genitive palmipedis palmipedium
Dative palmipedī palmipedibus
Accusative palmipedem palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia
Ablative palmipedī palmipedibus
Vocative palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From palmus (palmspan) + pēs (foot [as a Roman measure]).

Adjective edit

palmipēs (genitive palmipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. (measure of length) a foot and a palmspan
Declension edit

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia
Genitive palmipedis palmipedium
Dative palmipedī palmipedibus
Accusative palmipedem palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia
Ablative palmipedī palmipedibus
Vocative palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia
Derived terms edit

References edit

  • palmipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • palmipes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • palmipes”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin