caespes
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain origin; a connection to caedō (“cut”) has been suggested.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯s.pes/, [ˈkäe̯s̠pɛs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃes.pes/, [ˈt͡ʃɛspes]
Noun
caespes m (genitive caespitis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | caespes | caespitēs |
| Genitive | caespitis | caespitum |
| Dative | caespitī | caespitibus |
| Accusative | caespitem | caespitēs |
| Ablative | caespite | caespitibus |
| Vocative | caespes | caespitēs |
Descendants
References
- “caespes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “caespes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- caespes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 293