LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

septipēs

septipēs (genitive septipedis)
Classical[ˈsɛp.tɪ.peːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛp.ti.pes]

Meaning

  1. one terminationseven-foot: excessively tall, giant

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeseptipēsseptipēsseptipēs
genitiveseptipedisseptipedisseptipedis
dativeseptipedīseptipedīseptipedī
accusativeseptipedemseptipedemseptipēs
ablativeseptipedī
septipede
septipedī
septipede
septipedī
septipede
vocativeseptipēsseptipēsseptipēs
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeseptipedēsseptipedēsseptipedia
genitiveseptipediumseptipediumseptipedium
dativeseptipedibusseptipedibusseptipedibus
accusativeseptipedīs
septipedēs
septipedīs
septipedēs
septipedia
ablativeseptipedibusseptipedibusseptipedibus
vocativeseptipedēsseptipedēsseptipedia

septĭ-pēs, pĕdis, adj. septem,
I. sevenfoot; hence, poet., excessively tall, gigantic (late Lat.): Burgundio, Sid. Ep. 8, 9 in carm.; so id. Carm. 12, 11.

Origins

  1. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  2. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  4. Proto-Italic*septəm
  5. Latinseptipēs

Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Latin septipēs From septem + pēs.

Quick answers

What does septipēs mean in Latin?
septipēs, a adjective, means “seven-foot: excessively tall, giant”.
How do you pronounce septipēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛp.tɪ.peːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛp.ti.pes].
Where does septipēs come from?
Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? → Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? → Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ → Proto-Italic *septəm → Latin septipēs.