LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

ignipotēns

ignipotēns (genitive ignipotentis)
Classical[ɪŋˈnɪ.pɔ.tẽːs]Ecclesiastical[iɲˈɲiː.po.tens]

Meaning

  1. one terminationhaving power over fire, ruling fire, ignipotent
  2. one terminationA divine epithet of Vulcan: the ruler of fire, fire-mighty

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeignipotēnsignipotēnsignipotēns
genitiveignipotentisignipotentisignipotentis
dativeignipotentīignipotentīignipotentī
accusativeignipotentemignipotentemignipotēns
ablativeignipotentī
ignipotente		ignipotentī
ignipotente		ignipotentī
ignipotente
vocativeignipotēnsignipotēnsignipotēns
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeignipotentēsignipotentēsignipotentia
genitiveignipotentiumignipotentiumignipotentium
dativeignipotentibusignipotentibusignipotentibus
accusativeignipotentīs
ignipotentēs		ignipotentīs
ignipotentēs		ignipotentia
ablativeignipotentibusignipotentibusignipotentibus
vocativeignipotentēsignipotentēsignipotentia

Ignĭpŏtens, entis, adj. ignis-potens,
I. potent in fire, ruler of fire, ignipotent, a poet. epithet of Vulcan (Vergilian): deus, Verg. A. 12, 90.—Also as subst.: Ignĭpŏ-tens = Vulcan, id. ib. 8, 414; 423; 628; 710; 10, 243.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁engʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥gʷnís
  3. Proto-Italic*engʷnis
  4. Latinignipotēns

Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Proto-Italic *potēō Proto-Italic *potēnts Latin potēns Latin ignipotēns From ignis (“fire”) + potēns (“powerful”).

Descendants
  • Englishignipotent
  • Englishignipotence

In English words that came into English from ignipotēns

  • ignipotentignipotēns

Quick answers

What does ignipotēns mean in Latin?
ignipotēns, a adjective, means “having power over fire, ruling fire, ignipotent; A divine epithet of Vulcan: the ruler of fire, fire-mighty”.
How do you pronounce ignipotēns?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋˈnɪ.pɔ.tẽːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɲˈɲiː.po.tens].
Where does ignipotēns come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís → Proto-Italic *engʷnis → Latin ignipotēns.