Crassipes

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Latin

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Etymology

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From crassipēs (thick-footed), from crassus (thick) + pēs (foot).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Crassipēs m sg (genitive Crassipedis); third declension

  1. a cognomen used by the gens Furia
    Lucius Furius Crassipes
     
  2. (New Latin, obsolete) Former name of Sclerochloa, the hardgrasses

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Crassipēs
Genitive Crassipedis
Dative Crassipedī
Accusative Crassipedem
Ablative Crassipede
Vocative Crassipēs

References

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  • Crassipes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Crassipes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 110.