avipes

Latin

Etymology

From avis (“bird”) + pēs (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.u̯i.peːs/, [ˈäu̯ɪpeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi.pes/, [ˈäːvipes]

Adjective

avipēs (genitive avipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. bird-footed
2. (figuratively) swift-footed

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	avipēs			avipedēs	avipedia
Genitive	avipedis			avipedium
Dative	avipedī			avipedibus
Accusative	avipedem	avipēs		avipedēs	avipedia
Ablative	avipedī			avipedibus
Vocative	avipēs			avipedēs	avipedia

Related terms

• aucella / avicella
• auceps
• aviārium
• aviārius
• avicula
• aviculārius
• avis

References

• “avipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• avipes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.