ignipotens

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Ignipotens (letter case)

Etymology

Derived from ignis +‎ -i- +‎ potēns (“powerful”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /iɡˈni.po.tens/, [ɪŋˈnɪpɔt̪ẽːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iɲˈɲi.po.tens/, [iɲˈɲiːpot̪ens]

Adjective

ignipotēns (genitive ignipotentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. having power over fire, ruling fire, ignipotent
  2. A divine epithet of Vulcan: the ruler of fire, fire-mighty

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative ignipotēns ignipotentēs ignipotentia
Genitive ignipotentis ignipotentium
Dative ignipotentī ignipotentibus
Accusative ignipotentem ignipotēns ignipotentēs ignipotentia
Ablative ignipotentī ignipotentibus
Vocative ignipotēns ignipotentēs ignipotentia

Descendants
  • → English: ignipotent, ignipotence

References

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