adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
cāniceps
cāniceps (genitive cānicipitis)
Classical[ˈkaː.nɪ.kɛps]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ni.t͡ʃeps]
Meaning
- New Latinone terminationgray-headed
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cāniceps | cāniceps | cāniceps |
| genitive | cānicipitis | cānicipitis | cānicipitis |
| dative | cānicipitī | cānicipitī | cānicipitī |
| accusative | cānicipitem | cānicipitem | cāniceps |
| ablative | cānicipitī cānicipite | cānicipitī cānicipite | cānicipitī cānicipite |
| vocative | cāniceps | cāniceps | cāniceps |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cānicipitēs | cānicipitēs | cānicipitia |
| genitive | cānicipitium | cānicipitium | cānicipitium |
| dative | cānicipitibus | cānicipitibus | cānicipitibus |
| accusative | cānicipitīs cānicipitēs | cānicipitīs cānicipitēs | cānicipitia |
| ablative | cānicipitibus | cānicipitibus | cānicipitibus |
| vocative | cānicipitēs | cānicipitēs | cānicipitia |
Origins
substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Proto-Italic *-is Proto-Italic *-kaputis Old Latin -cipesder. Latin -ceps Latin cāniceps From cānus (“gray”) + -ceps (“headed”).