LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pēdis

pēdis m (genitive pēdis)
Classical[ˈpeː.dɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.dis]

Meaning

  1. louse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepēdispēdēs
genitivepēdispēdium
dativepēdīpēdibus
accusativepēdempēdēs
pēdīs
ablativepēdepēdibus
vocativepēdispēdēs

pĕdis, is, comm. pes,
I. a louse: est pedis unus ingens in naso, Nov. ap. Non. 220, 26: e capite et e collo eorum crebro eligendi pedes, Varr. R. R. 3, 9: ubi quamque pedem videbat, Plaut. Vidular. Fragm. ib. 220, 28: pedes pulicesque, id. Curc. 4, 2, 14 (cited ap. Fest. s. v. pedibus, p. 210 Müll.); Lucil. ap. Fest. l. l.: pulicesne an cimices an pedes, Liv. Andron. ib.

Origins

Uncertain. Cognate to Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬎 (pazdu). According to De Vaan, the term pēdicōsus indicates the existence of an original form *pēdex. De Vaan suggests that the term pedis may derive from the remodeling of *pēdex into an i-stem term.

In English words that came into English from pēdis

  • pediformpedifōrmis
  • fissipedalfissus

Quick answers

What does pēdis mean in Latin?
pēdis, a noun, means “louse”.
What is the genitive of pēdis?
The genitive singular is pēdis. pēdis is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pēdis?
In classical Latin, [ˈpeː.dɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛː.dis].