versipellis

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From vertō (turn) +‎ pellis (skin, hide).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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versipellis (neuter versipelle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. shape-shifting, capable of transforming itself or altering its appearance
  2. (figuratively) sly, cunning, crafty

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative versipellis versipelle versipellēs versipellia
Genitive versipellis versipellium
Dative versipellī versipellibus
Accusative versipellem versipelle versipellēs
versipellīs
versipellia
Ablative versipellī versipellibus
Vocative versipellis versipelle versipellēs versipellia

Descendants

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  • Italian: versipelle (learned)

Noun

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versipellis m (genitive versipellis); third declension

  1. (fantasy, mythology) a werewolf, lycanthrope

Declension

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Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative versipellis versipellēs
Genitive versipellis versipellium
Dative versipellī versipellibus
Accusative versipellem versipellēs
versipellīs
Ablative versipelle versipellibus
Vocative versipellis versipellēs

Descendants

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References

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  • versipellis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • versipellis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • versipellis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers