ignipotens
Latin
Alternative forms
- Ignipotens (letter case)
Etymology
Derived from ignis + -i- + potēns (“powerful”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /iɡˈni.po.tens/, [ɪŋˈnɪpɔt̪ẽːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iɲˈɲi.po.tens/, [iɲˈɲiːpot̪ens]
Adjective
ignipotēns (genitive ignipotentis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- having power over fire, ruling fire, ignipotent
- A divine epithet of Vulcan: the ruler of fire, fire-mighty
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | ignipotēns | ignipotentēs | ignipotentia | ||
| Genitive | ignipotentis | ignipotentium | |||
| Dative | ignipotentī | ignipotentibus | |||
| Accusative | ignipotentem | ignipotēns | ignipotentēs | ignipotentia | |
| Ablative | ignipotentī | ignipotentibus | |||
| Vocative | ignipotēns | ignipotentēs | ignipotentia | ||
Descendants
- → English: ignipotent, ignipotence
References
- “ignipotens” on page 904 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
Further reading
- “ignipotens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ignipotens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette