gracilipes
Latin
Etymology
From gracilis (“slender”) + pēs (“foot”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡraˈki.li.peːs/, [ɡräˈkɪlʲɪpeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡraˈt͡ʃi.li.pes/, [ɡräˈt͡ʃiːlipes]
Adjective
gracilipēs (genitive gracilipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | gracilipēs | gracilipedēs | gracilipedia | ||
| Genitive | gracilipedis | gracilipedium | |||
| Dative | gracilipedī | gracilipedibus | |||
| Accusative | gracilipedem | gracilipēs | gracilipedēs | gracilipedia | |
| Ablative | gracilipedī | gracilipedibus | |||
| Vocative | gracilipēs | gracilipedēs | gracilipedia | ||
Usage notes
- In use as a taxonomic epithet, in which case it is normally inflected only in the nominative singular.
References
- “gracilipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gracilipes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.