Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (stiff, erect). See Latin stips, Latin stipō and English stiff.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

stipulus (feminine stipula, neuter stipulum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Old Latin) stable, firm

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stipulus stipula stipulum stipulī stipulae stipula
Genitive stipulī stipulae stipulī stipulōrum stipulārum stipulōrum
Dative stipulō stipulō stipulīs
Accusative stipulum stipulam stipulum stipulōs stipulās stipula
Ablative stipulō stipulā stipulō stipulīs
Vocative stipule stipula stipulum stipulī stipulae stipula

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • stipulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • stipulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • stipulus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung