adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
centipēs1
centipēs (genitive centipedis)
Classical[ˈkɛn.tɪ.peːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛn.ti.pes]
Meaning
- one terminationhundred-footed
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | centipēs | centipēs | centipēs |
| genitive | centipedis | centipedis | centipedis |
| dative | centipedī | centipedī | centipedī |
| accusative | centipedem | centipedem | centipēs |
| ablative | centipedī centipede | centipedī centipede | centipedī centipede |
| vocative | centipēs | centipēs | centipēs |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | centipedēs | centipedēs | centipedia |
| genitive | centipedium | centipedium | centipedium |
| dative | centipedibus | centipedibus | centipedibus |
| accusative | centipedīs centipedēs | centipedīs centipedēs | centipedia |
| ablative | centipedibus | centipedibus | centipedibus |
| vocative | centipedēs | centipedēs | centipedia |
centĭpēs, pĕdis, adj. centum-pes,
I. hundred-footed:
scolopendrae, Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm
- Proto-Italic*kəntom
- Latincentipēs
Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Latin centipēs From centum (“hundred”) + pēs (“foot”).