alipes

Latin

Etymology

āla (“wing”) +‎ pēs (“foot”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.li.peːs/, [ˈäːlʲɪpeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.li.pes/, [ˈäːlipes]

Adjective

ālipēs (genitive ālipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. with wings on the feet, wing-footed; an epithet of Mercury
2. (figuratively) swift, fleet, quick

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	ālipēs			ālipedēs	ālipedia
Genitive	ālipedis			ālipedium
Dative	ālipedī			ālipedibus
Accusative	ālipedem	ālipēs		ālipedēs	ālipedia
Ablative	ālipedī			ālipedibus
Vocative	ālipēs			ālipedēs	ālipedia

Descendants

• >? Aromanian: arpã, aripã
• >? Catalan: àlep
• >? Megleno-Romanian: iaripă
• >? Romanian: aripă

References

• “alipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “alipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers