caespes

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain origin; a connection to caedō (“cut”) has been suggested.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯s.pes/, [ˈkäe̯s̠pɛs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃes.pes/, [ˈt͡ʃɛspes]

Noun

caespes m (genitive caespitis); third declension

  1. turf, sod
  2. grassy field

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caespes caespitēs
Genitive caespitis caespitum
Dative caespitī caespitibus
Accusative caespitem caespitēs
Ablative caespite caespitibus
Vocative caespes caespitēs

Descendants
  • Catalan: gespa
  • Italian: cespite, cespo
  • Portuguese: céspede
  • Spanish: césped

References
  • “caespes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “caespes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • caespes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 293
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