LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

stapēs

stapēs m (genitive stapedis)
Classical[ˈsta.peːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstaː.pes]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinstirrup
    […]quīdam duōs stapedēs et trēs cingulās ūnā cum sella annumerant, aliī hīs singulīs pretium lēgitimum assignant, id est, stapedibus aurātīs(Can we date this quote?), Dē Tribus Columnīs Jūris Secundum Powissiensēs, volume 2, 16. Dē Pretiīs Rērum:
  2. Medieval Latinstapes (bone in the middle ear)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestapēsstapedēs
genitivestapedisstapedum
dativestapedīstapedibus
accusativestapedemstapedēs
ablativestapedestapedibus
vocativestapēsstapedēs

Origins

From a Germanic source, possibly Frankish *stap or Old High German stapf, staph (“step, stirrup”), both from Proto-Germanic *stapiz (“a step, rung (of a ladder)”). More at step. Alternatively: Late Latin; possibly from stō (“to stand”) + pēs (“foot”).

Descendants
  • Englishstapes
  • Frenchstapes
  • Spanishestápede

Quick answers

What does stapēs mean in Latin?
stapēs, a noun, means “stirrup; stapes (bone in the middle ear)”.
What is the genitive of stapēs?
The genitive singular is stapedis. stapēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce stapēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈsta.peːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstaː.pes].