LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

pedipalpus

pedipalpus m (genitive pedipalpī)
Classical[pɛ.dɪˈpaɫ.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.diˈpal.pus]

Meaning

  1. masculinepedipalp
    Pedipalpus normalis, sine apophysa femoris et patellae.Normal pedipalp, without an outshooting femur and patella.1946, Vladimir Šilhavý, “Nový rod a druh sekáčů, Odontosoma centetes, nov. gen., nov. spec. (Opiliones, subfamilia Phalangiinae)”, in Sborník Přírodovëdeckého klubu v Třebíči za rok 1939-1944. (overall work in Czech and Latin), Třebíč, page 56 of 55-57:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepedipalpuspedipalpī
genitivepedipalpīpedipalpōrum
dativepedipalpōpedipalpīs
accusativepedipalpumpedipalpōs
ablativepedipalpōpedipalpīs
vocativepedipalpepedipalpī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Proto-Italic*pets
  4. Latinpedipalpus

Latin palpō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin palpus Latin pedipalpus From pēs (“foot”) + palpus (“palm, feeler”).

In English words that came into English from pedipalpus

  • pedipalppedipalpus

Quick answers

What does pedipalpus mean in Latin?
pedipalpus, a noun, means “pedipalp”.
What is the genitive of pedipalpus?
The genitive singular is pedipalpī. pedipalpus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce pedipalpus?
In classical Latin, [pɛ.dɪˈpaɫ.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.diˈpal.pus].
Where does pedipalpus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ped- → Proto-Indo-European *pṓds → Proto-Italic *pets → Latin pedipalpus.