seps
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek σήψ (sḗps).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /seːps/, [s̠eːps̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seps/, [sɛps]
Noun
[edit]sēps m (genitive sēpis); third declension
- A kind of snake, whose bite occasioned putrefaction
- An insect, perhaps the woodlouse or centipede
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sēps | sēpēs |
Genitive | sēpis | sēpum |
Dative | sēpī | sēpibus |
Accusative | sēpem | sēpēs |
Ablative | sēpe | sēpibus |
Vocative | sēps | sēpēs |
References
[edit]- “seps”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- seps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.