arpinas

Latin

Etymology

From Arpīnum +‎ -ās (gentilic suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ar.piːˈnaːs/, [ärpiːˈnäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.piˈnas/, [ärpiˈnäs]

The stress fell on the final syllable—an exception to the usual Latin stress rule—as a result of the contraction from -ātis.

Adjective

arpīnās (genitive arpīnātis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the city of Arpinum (modern day Arpino).

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	arpīnās			arpīnātēs	arpīnātia
Genitive	arpīnātis			arpīnātium
Dative	arpīnātī			arpīnātibus
Accusative	arpīnātem	arpīnās		arpīnātēs	arpīnātia
Ablative	arpīnātī			arpīnātibus
Vocative	arpīnās			arpīnātēs	arpīnātia

Descendants

• Italian: arpinate

References

• Arpīnās in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.