sesquipes
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From sēsqui- (“a half and a”) + pēs (“foot, Roman foot”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈseːs.kʷi.peːs/, [ˈs̠eːs̠kʷɪpeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈses.kwi.pes/, [ˈsɛskwipes]
Noun edit
sēsquipēs m (genitive sēsquipedis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sēsquipēs | sēsquipedēs |
| Genitive | sēsquipedis | sēsquipedum |
| Dative | sēsquipedī | sēsquipedibus |
| Accusative | sēsquipedem | sēsquipedēs |
| Ablative | sēsquipede | sēsquipedibus |
| Vocative | sēsquipēs | sēsquipedēs |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “sesquipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press