versipellis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From vertō (“turn”) + pellis (“skin, hide”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /wer.siˈpel.lis/, [wɛr.sɪˈpɛl.lɪs]

Adjective

versipellis (neuter versipelle); third declension

  1. shape-shifting, capable of transforming itself or altering its appearance
  2. (figuratively) sly, cunning, crafty

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative versipellis versipelle versipellēs versipellia
genitive versipellis versipellium
dative versipellī versipellibus
accusative versipellem versipelle versipellēs versipellia
ablative versipellī versipellibus
vocative versipellis versipelle versipellēs versipellia

Noun

versipellis m (genitive versipellis); third declension

  1. a werewolf

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
nominative versipellis versipellēs
genitive versipellis versipellium
dative versipellī versipellibus
accusative versipellem versipellēs
ablative versipelle versipellibus
vocative versipellis versipellēs

References

  • versipellis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • versipellis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • versipellis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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