trespes
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From trēs (“three”) + pēs (“foot”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtreːs.peːs/, [ˈt̪reːs̠peːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtres.pes/, [ˈt̪rɛspes]
Noun edit
trēspēs m (genitive trēspedis); third declension
- (Late Latin) Alternative form of tripēs (“tripod”)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | trēspēs | trēspedēs |
| Genitive | trēspedis | trēspedum |
| Dative | trēspedī | trēspedibus |
| Accusative | trēspedem | trēspedēs |
| Ablative | trēspede | trēspedibus |
| Vocative | trēspēs | trēspedēs |
Descendants edit
References edit
- trespes 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)