caespes

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain origin; a connection to caedō (“cut”) has been suggested.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯s.pes/, [ˈkae̯s.pɛs]

Noun

caespes m (genitive caespitis); third declension

  1. turf, sod
  2. grassy field

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caespes caespitēs
Genitive caespitis caespitum
Dative caespitī caespitibus
Accusative caespitem caespitēs
Ablative caespite caespitibus
Vocative caespes caespitēs

Descendants

References
  • caespes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caespes in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • caespes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 293
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