trespes

Latin

Etymology

From trēs (“three”) +‎ pēs (“foot”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtreːs.peːs/, [ˈt̪reːs̠peːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtres.pes/, [ˈt̪rɛspes]

Noun

trēspēs m (genitive trēspedis); third declension

(Late Latin) Alternative form of tripēs (“tripod”)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	trēspēs	trēspedēs
Genitive	trēspedis	trēspedum
Dative	trēspedī	trēspedibus
Accusative	trēspedem	trēspedēs
Ablative	trēspede	trēspedibus
Vocative	trēspēs	trēspedēs

Descendants

→ Galician: trespés
⇒ Italian: trespolo
Sicilian: trèspiti

References

trespes in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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