centipes

Latin

Etymology

From centum (“hundred”) +‎ -i- +‎ pes (“foot”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

centipēs (genitive centipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. hundred-footed

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative centipēs centipedēs centipedia
Genitive centipedis centipedium
Dative centipedī centipedibus
Accusative centipedem centipēs centipedēs centipedia
Ablative centipedī centipedibus
Vocative centipēs centipedēs centipedia

Noun

centipēs m (genitive centipedis); third declension

  1. centipede

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative centipēs centipedēs
Genitive centipedis centipedum
Dative centipedī centipedibus
Accusative centipedem centipedēs
Ablative centipede centipedibus
Vocative centipēs centipedēs

References
  • “centipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • centipes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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