dentipes
Latin
Etymology
From dens (“tooth, spike”) + pēs (“foot, leg”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈden.ti.peːs/, [ˈd̪ɛn̪t̪ɪpeːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈden.ti.pes/, [ˈd̪ɛn̪t̪ipes]
Adjective
dentipēs (genitive dentipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (New Latin) having spurs or similar spikes on the legs
Usage notes
- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | dentipēs | dentipedēs | dentipedia | ||
| Genitive | dentipedis | dentipedium | |||
| Dative | dentipedī | dentipedibus | |||
| Accusative | dentipedem | dentipēs | dentipedēs | dentipedia | |
| Ablative | dentipedī | dentipedibus | |||
| Vocative | dentipēs | dentipedēs | dentipedia | ||