LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

occiput

occiput n (genitive occipitis)
Classical[ˈɔk.kɪ.pʊt]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔt.t͡ʃi.put]

Meaning

  1. neuterthe occiput; the poll (the back part of the head)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeocciputoccipita
genitiveoccipitisoccipitum
dativeoccipitīoccipitibus
accusativeocciputoccipita
ablativeoccipiteoccipitibus
vocativeocciputoccipita

occĭput, ĭtis, n. id.,
I. the back part of the head, the poll, occiput (less freq. than occipitium), Pers. 1, 62; Aus. Epigr. 12, 8.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Latin occiput From ob- (“at, before, over”) + caput (“the head”).

Descendants
  • Englishocciput
  • Frenchocciput
  • Italianoccipite
  • Portugueseocciput
  • Sicilianuccìpiti

In English words that came into English from occiput

  • occiputocciput
  • occipitaloccipitālis
  • occipitalisoccipitālis
  • occipitofrontalisoccipitofrontālis
  • postoccipitalpostoccipitālis

Quick answers

What does occiput mean in Latin?
occiput, a noun, means “the occiput; the poll (the back part of the head)”.
What is the genitive of occiput?
The genitive singular is occipitis. occiput is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce occiput?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔk.kɪ.pʊt]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔt.t͡ʃi.put].
Which English words come from occiput?
English words that go back to Latin occiput include occiput, occipital, occipitalis, occipitofrontalis and postoccipital.