What does rūpestris mean in Latin?

rūpestris, a adjective, means “that lives on cliffs or rocks”.

How do you pronounce rūpestris?

In classical Latin, [ruːˈpɛs.trɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ruˈpɛs.tris].

adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

rūpestris (neuter rūpestre)

Classical[ruːˈpɛs.trɪs]Ecclesiastical[ruˈpɛs.tris]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rūpestris	rūpestris	rūpestre
genitive	rūpestris	rūpestris	rūpestris
dative	rūpestrī	rūpestrī	rūpestrī
accusative	rūpestrem	rūpestrem	rūpestre
ablative	rūpestrī	rūpestrī	rūpestrī
vocative	rūpestris	rūpestris	rūpestre

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rūpestrēs	rūpestrēs	rūpestria
genitive	rūpestrium	rūpestrium	rūpestrium
dative	rūpestribus	rūpestribus	rūpestribus
accusative	rūpestrīs rūpestrēs	rūpestrīs rūpestrēs	rūpestria
ablative	rūpestribus	rūpestribus	rūpestribus
vocative	rūpestrēs	rūpestrēs	rūpestria

From rūpes (“rock, cliff”) + -estris, with the ending after terrestris (compare palūdester and silvester).

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