aliptes
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀλείπτης (aleíptēs, “anointer, trainer in gymnasia”), so called because he oversaw the anointing of the wrestlers with oil, from ἀλείφω (aleíphō, “to anoint”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈliːp.teːs/, [äˈlʲiːpt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈlip.tes/, [äˈlipt̪es]
Noun edit
alīptēs m (genitive alīptae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | alīptēs | alīptae |
Genitive | alīptae | alīptārum |
Dative | alīptae | alīptīs |
Accusative | alīptēn | alīptās |
Ablative | alīptē | alīptīs |
Vocative | alīptē | alīptae |
References edit
- “aliptes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aliptes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers