alipes

Latin

Etymology

āla (“wing”) +‎ pēs (“foot”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.li.peːs/, [ˈäːlʲɪpeːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.li.pes/, [ˈäːlipes]

Adjective

ālipēs (genitive ālipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. with wings on the feet, wing-footed; an epithet of Mercury
  2. (figuratively) swift, fleet, quick

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative ālipēs ālipedēs ālipedia
Genitive ālipedis ālipedium
Dative ālipedī ālipedibus
Accusative ālipedem ālipēs ālipedēs ālipedia
Ablative ālipedī ālipedibus
Vocative ālipēs ālipedēs ālipedia

Descendants
  • >? Aromanian: arpã, aripã
  • >? Catalan: àlep
  • >? Megleno-Romanian: iaripă
  • >? Romanian: aripă

References
  • “alipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “alipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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