palmipes

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpal.mi.peːs/, [ˈpäɫ̪mɪpeːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpal.mi.pes/, [ˈpälmipes]

Etymology 1

From palma (“palm [of the hand]”) + pēs (“foot [as a body part]”).

Adjective

palmipēs (genitive palmipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. broad-footed
  2. web-footed
Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia
Genitive palmipedis palmipedium
Dative palmipedī palmipedibus
Accusative palmipedem palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia
Ablative palmipedī palmipedibus
Vocative palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia

Etymology 2

From palmus (“palmspan”) + pēs (“foot [as a Roman measure]”).

Adjective

palmipēs (genitive palmipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. (measure of length) a foot and a palmspan
Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia
Genitive palmipedis palmipedium
Dative palmipedī palmipedibus
Accusative palmipedem palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia
Ablative palmipedī palmipedibus
Vocative palmipēs palmipedēs palmipedia
Derived terms
  • palmipedālis

References
  • “palmipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • palmipes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “palmipes”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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