avipes

Latin

Etymology

From avis (“bird”) + pēs (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.wɪ.peːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.vi.pes]

Adjective

avipēs (genitive avipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. bird-footed
2. (figuratively) swift-footed

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	avipēs			avipedēs	avipedia
genitive	avipedis			avipedium
dative	avipedī			avipedibus
accusative	avipedem	avipēs		avipedīs avipedēs	avipedia
ablative	avipedī avipede	avipedī		avipedibus
vocative	avipēs			avipedēs	avipedia

Related terms

• aucella, avicella
• auceps
• aviārium
• aviārius
• avicula
• aviculārius
• avis

References

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