versipellis
Latin
Alternative forms
- vorsipellis
Etymology
From vertō (“turn”) + pellis (“skin, hide”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /wer.siˈpel.lis/, [wɛr.sɪˈpɛl.lɪs]
Adjective
versipellis (neuter versipelle); third declension
- shape-shifting, capable of transforming itself or altering its appearance
- (figuratively) sly, cunning, crafty
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | versipellis | versipelle | versipellēs | versipellia | |
| Genitive | versipellis | versipellis | versipellium | versipellium | |
| Dative | versipellī | versipellī | versipellibus | versipellibus | |
| Accusative | versipellem | versipelle | versipellēs, versipellīs | versipellia | |
| Ablative | versipellī | versipellī | versipellibus | versipellibus | |
| Vocative | versipellis | versipelle | versipellēs | versipellia | |
Noun
versipellis m (genitive versipellis); third declension
- a werewolf
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | versipellis | versipellēs |
| Genitive | versipellis | versipellium |
| Dative | versipellī | versipellibus |
| Accusative | versipellem | versipellēs |
| Ablative | versipelle | versipellibus |
| Vocative | versipellis | versipellēs |
References
- versipellis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- versipellis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- versipellis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers