rufipes

Latin

Etymology

From rūfus (“red”) + pēs (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈru.fi.peːs/, [ˈrʊfɪpeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈru.fi.pes/, [ˈruːfipes]

Adjective

rufipēs (genitive rufipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) red-footed

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	rufipēs			rufipedēs	rufipedia
Genitive	rufipedis			rufipedium
Dative	rufipedī			rufipedibus
Accusative	rufipedem	rufipēs		rufipedēs	rufipedia
Ablative	rufipedī			rufipedibus
Vocative	rufipēs			rufipedēs	rufipedia

Synonyms

• erythropus

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.