versipellis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From vertō (“turn”) + pellis (“skin, hide”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯er.siˈpel.lis/, [u̯ɛrs̠ɪˈpɛlːʲɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ver.siˈpel.lis/, [versiˈpɛlːis]

Adjective

versipellis (neuter versipelle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. shape-shifting, capable of transforming itself or altering its appearance
  2. (figuratively) sly, cunning, crafty

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative versipellis versipelle versipellēs versipellia
Genitive versipellis versipellium
Dative versipellī versipellibus
Accusative versipellem versipelle versipellēs
versipellīs		 versipellia
Ablative versipellī versipellibus
Vocative versipellis versipelle versipellēs versipellia

Noun

versipellis m (genitive versipellis); third declension

  1. a werewolf, lycanthrope

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative versipellis versipellēs
Genitive versipellis versipellium
Dative versipellī versipellibus
Accusative versipellem versipellēs
versipellīs
Ablative versipelle versipellibus
Vocative versipellis versipellēs

References
  • “versipellis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • versipellis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “versipellis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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