piperitus
Latin
Etymology
From piper (“pepper”) + -ītus.
Adjective
piperītus (feminine piperīta, neuter piperītum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) pepper, peppery, peppered
Usage notes
- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | piperītus | piperīta | piperītum | piperītī | piperītae | piperīta | |
| Genitive | piperītī | piperītae | piperītī | piperītōrum | piperītārum | piperītōrum | |
| Dative | piperītō | piperītō | piperītīs | ||||
| Accusative | piperītum | piperītam | piperītum | piperītōs | piperītās | piperīta | |
| Ablative | piperītō | piperītā | piperītō | piperītīs | |||
| Vocative | piperīte | piperīta | piperītum | piperītī | piperītae | piperīta | |
Related terms
- piper, piperātus, piperītis
Descendants
- (translingual): Mentha piperita
- (Italian): menta piperita