LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

palmipēs1

palmipēs (genitive palmipedis)
Classical[ˈpaɫ.mɪ.peːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpal.mi.pes]

Meaning

  1. one terminationbroad-footed
  2. one terminationweb-footed

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepalmipēspalmipēspalmipēs
genitivepalmipedispalmipedispalmipedis
dativepalmipedīpalmipedīpalmipedī
accusativepalmipedempalmipedempalmipēs
ablativepalmipedī
palmipede
palmipedī
palmipede
palmipedī
palmipede
vocativepalmipēspalmipēspalmipēs
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepalmipedēspalmipedēspalmipedia
genitivepalmipediumpalmipediumpalmipedium
dativepalmipedibuspalmipedibuspalmipedibus
accusativepalmipedīs
palmipedēs
palmipedīs
palmipedēs
palmipedia
ablativepalmipedibuspalmipedibuspalmipedibus
vocativepalmipedēspalmipedēspalmipedia

palmĭpes, pĕdis, adj. 1. palma-pes,
I. broad-footed: volucres aut palmipedum in genere sunt, uti anseres, etc., Plin. 10, 11, 13, § 29; 11, 47, 107, § 256.

Origins

From palma (“palm [of the hand]”) + pēs (“foot [as a body part]”).

In English words that came into English from palmipēs

  • palmipedpalmipēs
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
palmipēs2
palmipēs (genitive palmipedis)
Classical[ˈpaɫ.mɪ.peːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpal.mi.pes]

Meaning

  1. one terminationa foot and a palmspan

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepalmipēspalmipēspalmipēs
genitivepalmipedispalmipedispalmipedis
dativepalmipedīpalmipedīpalmipedī
accusativepalmipedempalmipedempalmipēs
ablativepalmipedī
palmipede
palmipedī
palmipede
palmipedī
palmipede
vocativepalmipēspalmipēspalmipēs
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepalmipedēspalmipedēspalmipedia
genitivepalmipediumpalmipediumpalmipedium
dativepalmipedibuspalmipedibuspalmipedibus
accusativepalmipedīs
palmipedēs
palmipedīs
palmipedēs
palmipedia
ablativepalmipedibuspalmipedibuspalmipedibus
vocativepalmipedēspalmipedēspalmipedia

palmĭpes, pĕdis, adj. palmus-pes,
I. a foot and a palm high: palmipedi intervallo, Plin. 17, 20, 32, § 143: gradus spectaculorum ne minus alti sint palmipede (al. palmopede), Vitr. 5, 6 fin.

Origins

From palmus (“palmspan”) + pēs (“foot [as a Roman measure]”).

Quick answers

What does palmipēs mean in Latin?
palmipēs, a adjective, means “broad-footed; web-footed”.
How do you pronounce palmipēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈpaɫ.mɪ.peːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpal.mi.pes].