interpres
Latin
Etymology
From inter (“between”) + a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to sell, traffic in”), extended sense from *per- (“forward”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈter.pres/, [ɪn̪ˈt̪ɛrprɛs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈter.pres/, [in̪ˈt̪ɛrpres]
Noun
interpres m or f (genitive interpretis); third declension
- An agent between two parties; broker, negotiator, factor.
- Synonyms: cōciō, arillātor
- A translator, interpreter, expounder, expositor, explainer; dragoman.
- Synonyms: coniector, commentātor, interpretātor, trānslātor, interprex
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | interpres | interpretēs |
| Genitive | interpretis | interpretum |
| Dative | interpretī | interpretibus |
| Accusative | interpretem | interpretēs |
| Ablative | interprete | interpretibus |
| Vocative | interpres | interpretēs |
Derived terms
- interpretor
Related terms
- interpretābilis
- interpretāmentum
- interpretātiō
- interpretātiuncula
- interpretātor
- interpretātōrius
- interpretātrīx
- interpretātus
Descendants
- Catalan: intèrpret
- French: interprète
- German: Interpret
- Italian: interprete
- Spanish: intérprete
References
- “interpres”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “interpres”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- interpres 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)
- interpres in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- an interpreter of dreams: somniorum interpres, coniector
- the translator: interpres
- an interpreter of dreams: somniorum interpres, coniector
- “interpres”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- interpres in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “interpres”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- “interpret”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.