rupes

See also: Rupes, rupés, rūpes, and rūpēs

English

Etymology

From Latin rūpēs (“cliff”).

Noun

rupes

  1. (astronomy, geology) An escarpment on another planet or a moon.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁyp/

Verb

rupes

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

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From the root Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-, the same of rumpō (“I break”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rūpēs f (genitive rūpis); third declension

  1. cliff, rock

Declension

Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.

Case Singular Plural
nominative rūpēs rūpēs
genitive rūpis rūpium
dative rūpī rūpibus
accusative rūpem
rūpim		 rūpēs
rūpīs
ablative rūpe
rūpī		 rūpibus
vocative rūpēs rūpēs

Derived terms

Descendants

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.