aliptes
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀλείπτης (aleíptēs, “anointer, trainer in gymnasia”), so called because he oversaw the anointing of the wrestlers with oil, from ἀλείφω (aleíphō, “to anoint”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈliːp.teːs/, [äˈlʲiːpt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈlip.tes/, [äˈlipt̪es]
Noun
[edit]alīptēs m (genitive alīptae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | alīptēs | alīptae |
Genitive | alīptae | alīptārum |
Dative | alīptae | alīptīs |
Accusative | alīptēn | alīptās |
Ablative | alīptē | alīptīs |
Vocative | alīptē | alīptae |
References
[edit]- “aliptes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aliptes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers