vulpis

vulpis

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯ul.pis/, [ˈu̯ʊɫ̪pɪs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvul.pis/, [ˈvulpis]

Noun

vulpis f (genitive vulpis); third declension

1. Alternative form of vulpēs (fox)
   • 3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi:

     vulpes non vulpis

     [Say or write] vulpes, not vulpis.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vulpis	vulpēs
Genitive	vulpis	vulpium
Dative	vulpī	vulpibus
Accusative	vulpem	vulpēs vulpīs
Ablative	vulpe	vulpibus
Vocative	vulpis	vulpēs

References

• “vulpis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vulpis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette