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EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ip- (to cram, fence), possibly from *sh₂ey-. Cognate with saepis, saepiō.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

saepēs f (genitive saepis); third declension

  1. hedge, fence

DeclensionEdit

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative saepēs saepēs
Genitive saepis saepium
Dative saepī saepibus
Accusative saepem saepēs
saepīs
Ablative saepe saepibus
Vocative saepēs saepēs

DescendantsEdit

  • Italian: siepe
  • Latin: sēpēs (see there for further descendants)
  • Vulgar Latin: *saepālis, *saepīlis

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