LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

brevipēs

brevipēs (genitive brevipedis)
Classical[ˈbrɛ.wɪ.peːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbrɛː.vi.pes]

Meaning

  1. New Latinone terminationshort-footed

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrevipēsbrevipēsbrevipēs
genitivebrevipedisbrevipedisbrevipedis
dativebrevipedībrevipedībrevipedī
accusativebrevipedembrevipedembrevipēs
ablativebrevipedī
brevipede		brevipedī
brevipede		brevipedī
brevipede
vocativebrevipēsbrevipēsbrevipēs
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrevipedēsbrevipedēsbrevipedia
genitivebrevipediumbrevipediumbrevipedium
dativebrevipedibusbrevipedibusbrevipedibus
accusativebrevipedīs
brevipedēs		brevipedīs
brevipedēs		brevipedia
ablativebrevipedibusbrevipedibusbrevipedibus
vocativebrevipedēsbrevipedēsbrevipedia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mreǵʰ-
  2. Latinbrevipēs

Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevis Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Latin brevipēs From brevis (“short”) + pēs (“foot”).

Quick answers

What does brevipēs mean in Latin?
brevipēs, a adjective, means “short-footed”.
How do you pronounce brevipēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈbrɛ.wɪ.peːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbrɛː.vi.pes].
Where does brevipēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- → Latin brevipēs.