seps
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σήψ (sḗps).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seːps/, [s̠eːps̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seps/, [sɛps]
Noun edit
sēps m (genitive sēpis); third declension
- A kind of snake, whose bite occasioned putrefaction
- An insect, perhaps the woodlouse or centipede
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sēps | sēpēs |
| Genitive | sēpis | sēpum |
| Dative | sēpī | sēpibus |
| Accusative | sēpem | sēpēs |
| Ablative | sēpe | sēpibus |
| Vocative | sēps | sēpēs |
References edit
- “seps”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- seps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.