sesquipedalis

Latin

Etymology

Derived from sēsqui (“one-and-one-half times”) + pedālis (“measuring a foot”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /seːs.kʷi.peˈdaː.lis/, [s̠eːs̠kʷɪpɛˈd̪äːlʲɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ses.kwi.peˈda.lis/, [seskwipeˈd̪äːlis]

Adjective

sēsquipedālis (neuter sēsquipedāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (relational) A foot and a half, half a yard
  2. (relational) A foot and a half long, half a yard long
  3. Excessively long (of speeches)

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative sēsquipedālis sēsquipedāle sēsquipedālēs sēsquipedālia
Genitive sēsquipedālis sēsquipedālium
Dative sēsquipedālī sēsquipedālibus
Accusative sēsquipedālem sēsquipedāle sēsquipedālēs
sēsquipedālīs		 sēsquipedālia
Ablative sēsquipedālī sēsquipedālibus
Vocative sēsquipedālis sēsquipedāle sēsquipedālēs sēsquipedālia

Descendants
  • English: sesquipedal
  • Italian: sesquipedale
  • Spanish: sesquipedal

References
  • “sesquipedalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “sesquipedalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sesquipedalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.