centipes

Latin

Etymology

From centum (“hundred”) +‎ -i- +‎ pes (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈken.ti.peːs/, [ˈkɛn̪t̪ɪpeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃen.ti.pes/, [ˈt͡ʃɛn̪t̪ipes]

Adjective

centipēs (genitive centipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. hundred-footed

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	centipēs			centipedēs	centipedia
Genitive	centipedis			centipedium
Dative	centipedī			centipedibus
Accusative	centipedem	centipēs		centipedēs	centipedia
Ablative	centipedī			centipedibus
Vocative	centipēs			centipedēs	centipedia

Noun

centipēs m (genitive centipedis); third declension

1. centipede

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	centipēs	centipedēs
Genitive	centipedis	centipedum
Dative	centipedī	centipedibus
Accusative	centipedem	centipedēs
Ablative	centipede	centipedibus
Vocative	centipēs	centipedēs

References

• “centipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• centipes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.