bipes

See also: bipés

French

Pronunciation

Verb

bipes

  1. second-person singular present indicative of biper
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of biper

Latin

Etymology

From bi- + pēs.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbi.peːs/, [ˈbɪ.peːs]

Adjective

bipēs (genitive bipedis); third declension

  1. two-footed
    • Vergil, Georgicon IV, 389 (edited and translated by H. Rushton Fairclough, Virgil with an English translation I, 1916)
      Est in Carpathio Neptuni gurgite vates, | caeruleus Proteus, magnum qui piscibus aequor | et iuncto bipedum curru metitur equorum.
      In Neptune's Carpathian flood there dweels a seer, Proteus, of sea-green hue, who traverses the mighty main in his car drawn by fishes and a team of two-footed steeds.

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative bipēs bipedēs bipedia
genitive bipedis bipedium, bipedum
dative bipedī bipedibus
accusative bipedem bipēs bipedēs bipedia
ablative bipedī bipedibus
vocative bipēs bipedēs bipedia

References

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