sonipes

Latin

FWOTD – 3 January 2019

Etymology

From sonus (“sound”) +‎ pēs (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ni.peːs/, [ˈs̠ɔnɪpeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ni.pes/, [ˈsɔːnipes]

Adjective

sonipēs (genitive sonipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. noisy-footed

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	sonipēs			sonipedēs	sonipedia
Genitive	sonipedis			sonipedium
Dative	sonipedī			sonipedibus
Accusative	sonipedem	sonipēs		sonipedēs	sonipedia
Ablative	sonipedī			sonipedibus
Vocative	sonipēs			sonipedēs	sonipedia

Noun

sonipēs m (genitive sonipedis); third declension

1. (poetic) horse, steed

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sonipēs	sonipedēs
Genitive	sonipedis	sonipedum
Dative	sonipedī	sonipedibus
Accusative	sonipedem	sonipedēs
Ablative	sonipede	sonipedibus
Vocative	sonipēs	sonipedēs

References

• “sonipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “sonipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sonipes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.