LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

acūpedius

acūpedius (feminine acūpedia, neuter acūpedium)
Classical[a.kuːˈpɛ.di.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.kuˈpɛː.di.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveswift of foot, rapid

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeacūpediusacūpediaacūpedium
genitiveacūpediīacūpediaeacūpediī
dativeacūpediōacūpediaeacūpediō
accusativeacūpediumacūpediamacūpedium
ablativeacūpediōacūpediāacūpediō
vocativeacūpedieacūpediaacūpedium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeacūpediīacūpediaeacūpedia
genitiveacūpediōrumacūpediārumacūpediōrum
dativeacūpediīsacūpediīsacūpediīs
accusativeacūpediōsacūpediāsacūpedia
ablativeacūpediīsacūpediīsacūpediīs
vocativeacūpediīacūpediaeacūpedia

acūpĕdius, dicebatur, cui praecipuum erat in currendo acumen pedum,
I. swift of foot, Paul. ex Fest. p. 9 Müll. [qs. acer + pes; cf. Gr. ὀξύπους, ὠκύπους].

Origins

From acer and pēs. Compare Ancient Greek ὀξύπους (oxúpous).

Quick answers

What does acūpedius mean in Latin?
acūpedius, a adjective, means “swift of foot, rapid”.
How do you pronounce acūpedius?
In classical Latin, [a.kuːˈpɛ.di.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.kuˈpɛː.di.us].