avipes
Latin
Etymology
From avis (“bird”) + pēs (“foot”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.wi.peːs/, [ˈa.wɪ.peːs]
Adjective
avipēs (genitive avipedis); third declension
- bird-footed
- (figuratively) swift-footed
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | avipēs | avipedēs | avipedia | ||
| Genitive | avipedis | avipedium | |||
| Dative | avipedī | avipedibus | |||
| Accusative | avipedem | avipēs | avipedēs | avipedia | |
| Ablative | avipedī | avipedibus | |||
| Vocative | avipēs | avipedēs | avipedia | ||
Related terms
- aucella / avicella
- auceps
- aviārium
- aviārius
- avicula
- aviculārius
- avis
References
- avipes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- avipes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette