impes
Latin
Alternative forms
- inpes
Etymology
From impetō (“rush upon, assail, attack”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈim.pes/, [ˈɪmpɛs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈim.pes/, [ˈimpes]
Noun
impes m (genitive impetis); third declension
- violence, vehemence, force
- mass, extent
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | impes | impetēs |
| Genitive | impetis | impetum |
| Dative | impetī | impetibus |
| Accusative | impetem | impetēs |
| Ablative | impete | impetibus |
| Vocative | impes | impetēs |
Related terms
- impetibilis
- impetīginōsus
- impetīgō
- impetītus
- impetix
References
- “impes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- impes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- impes in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)