What does digitigradus mean in Latin?

digitigradus, a adjective, means “digitigrade; walking on the toes”.

How do you pronounce digitigradus?

In classical Latin, [dɪ.ɡɪˈtɪ.ɡra.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.d͡ʒiˈtiː.ɡra.dus].

Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der.? → Latin digitigradus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

digitigradus (feminine digitigrada, neuter digitigradum)

Classical[dɪ.ɡɪˈtɪ.ɡra.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[di.d͡ʒiˈtiː.ɡra.dus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	digitigradus	digitigrada	digitigradum
genitive	digitigradī	digitigradae	digitigradī
dative	digitigradō	digitigradae	digitigradō
accusative	digitigradum	digitigradam	digitigradum
ablative	digitigradō	digitigradā	digitigradō
vocative	digitigrade	digitigrada	digitigradum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	digitigradī	digitigradae	digitigrada
genitive	digitigradōrum	digitigradārum	digitigradōrum
dative	digitigradīs	digitigradīs	digitigradīs
accusative	digitigradōs	digitigradās	digitigrada
ablative	digitigradīs	digitigradīs	digitigradīs
vocative	digitigradī	digitigradae	digitigrada

Latin gradus Latin digitigradus From digitus (“digit, toe”) + gradus (“step”).