palmipes

palmipes

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpal.mi.peːs/

Etymology 1

From palma (“palm [of the hand]”) + pēs (“foot [as a body part]”).

Adjective

palmipēs (genitive palmipedis); third declension

1. broad-footed
2. web-footed

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	palmipēs	palmipēs		palmipedēs	palmipedia
Genitive	palmipedis	palmipedis		palmipedium	palmipedium
Dative	palmipedī	palmipedī		palmipedibus	palmipedibus
Accusative	palmipedem	palmipēs		palmipedēs	palmipedia
Ablative	palmipedī	palmipedī		palmipedibus	palmipedibus
Vocative	palmipēs	palmipēs		palmipedēs	palmipedia

Related terms

• palma
• palmāris
• palmārium
• palmārius

• palmātus
• palmēnsis
• palmes
• palmētum

• palmeus
• palmiceus, palmicius
• palmifer
• palmiger

• palmō
• palmōsus
• palmula
• palmulāris

Etymology 2

From palmus (“palmspan”) + pēs (“foot [as a Roman measure]”).

Adjective

palmipēs (genitive palmipedis); third declension

1. (measure of length) a foot and a palmspan

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	palmipēs	palmipēs		palmipedēs	palmipedia
Genitive	palmipedis	palmipedis		palmipedium	palmipedium
Dative	palmipedī	palmipedī		palmipedibus	palmipedibus
Accusative	palmipedem	palmipēs		palmipedēs	palmipedia
Ablative	palmipedī	palmipedī		palmipedibus	palmipedibus
Vocative	palmipēs	palmipēs		palmipedēs	palmipedia

Derived terms

• palmipedālis

References

• palmipes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• palmipes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• palmipes in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin