LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

serpēdō

serpēdō f (genitive serpēdinis)
Classical[sɛrˈpeː.doː]Ecclesiastical[serˈpɛː.do]

Meaning

  1. erysipelas

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeserpēdōserpēdinēs
genitiveserpēdinisserpēdinum
dativeserpēdinīserpēdinibus
accusativeserpēdinemserpēdinēs
ablativeserpēdineserpēdinibus
vocativeserpēdōserpēdinēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*serp-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sérpeti
  3. Proto-Italic*serpō
  4. Latinserpēdō

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin -ēdō Latin serpēdō From serpō (“to creep, crawl”) + -ēdō.

Quick answers

What does serpēdō mean in Latin?
serpēdō, a noun, means “erysipelas”.
What is the genitive of serpēdō?
The genitive singular is serpēdinis. serpēdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce serpēdō?
In classical Latin, [sɛrˈpeː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [serˈpɛː.do].
Where does serpēdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *serp- → Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti → Proto-Italic *serpō → Latin serpēdō.