LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

sēsquipēs

sēsquipēs m (genitive sēsquipedis)
Classical[ˈseːs.kʷɪ.peːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛs.kʷi.pes]

Meaning

  1. 1½ feet, particularly Roman feet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesēsquipēssēsquipedēs
genitivesēsquipedissēsquipedum
dativesēsquipedīsēsquipedibus
accusativesēsquipedemsēsquipedēs
ablativesēsquipedesēsquipedibus
vocativesēsquipēssēsquipedēs

sesquĭ-pēs, pĕdis, m.,
I. a foot and a half (in length, breadth, etc.): cytisum in sesquipedem ponere, Varr. R. R. 1, 43: plus quam sesquipedem prohibeat infodere, Col. 3, 13, 8; id. Arb. 1, 5: sesquipede est quam tu longior, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 58; Mart. 8, 60, 2; Pers. 1, 57.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Latin sēsquipēs From sēsqui- (“a half and a”) + pēs (“foot, Roman foot”).

Quick answers

What does sēsquipēs mean in Latin?
sēsquipēs, a noun, means “1½ feet, particularly Roman feet”.
What is the genitive of sēsquipēs?
The genitive singular is sēsquipedis. sēsquipēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sēsquipēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈseːs.kʷɪ.peːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛs.kʷi.pes].