LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

erysipelas

erysipelas n (genitive erysipelatos)
Classical[ɛ.ryˈsɪ.pɛ.ɫas]Ecclesiastical[e.riˈs̬iː.pe.las]

Meaning

  1. neutererysipelas

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeerysipelaserysipelata
genitiveerysipelatoserysipelatum
dativeerysipelatīerysipelatibus
accusativeerysipelaserysipelata
ablativeerysipelateerysipelatibus
vocativeerysipelaserysipelata

ĕrўsĭpĕlas, ătis, n., = ἐρυσίπελας, a reddish eruption on the skin,
I. St. Anthony's fire, erysipelas, Cels. 5, 28, 11 (id. 5, 26, 31 and 33, written as Gr.).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐρῠσῐ́πελᾰς (erŭsĭ́pelăs), probably related to ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós, “red”) and πέλμᾰ (pélmă, “the sole of a foot”) or pellis (“a skin, hide, felt, pelt”).

Descendants
  • Englisherysipelas
  • Middle Englisherisipila

In English words that came into English from erysipelas

  • erysipelaserysipelas

Quick answers

What does erysipelas mean in Latin?
erysipelas, a noun, means “erysipelas”.
What is the genitive of erysipelas?
The genitive singular is erysipelatos. erysipelas is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce erysipelas?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.ryˈsɪ.pɛ.ɫas]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.riˈs̬iː.pe.las].