aliptes
Latin
Alternative forms
- alīpta
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀλείπτης (aleíptēs, “anointer, trainer in gymnasia”), so called because he oversaw the anointing of the wrestlers with oil, from ἀλείφω (aleíphō, “to anoint”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈliːp.teːs/, [äˈlʲiːpt̪eːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈlip.tes/, [äˈlipt̪ɛs]
Noun
alīptēs m (genitive alīptae); first declension
- a manager or trainer at a wrestling school; an alipta
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alīptēs | alīptae |
| Genitive | alīptae | alīptārum |
| Dative | alīptae | alīptīs |
| Accusative | alīptēn | alīptās |
| Ablative | alīptē | alīptīs |
| Vocative | alīptē | alīptae |
References
- aliptes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aliptes in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers