seps

See also: šeps and Seps

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σήψ (sḗps).

Pronunciation

Noun

sēps m (genitive sēpis); third declension

  1. A kind of snake, whose bite occasioned putrefaction
  2. An insect, perhaps the woodlouse or centipede

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sēps sēpēs
Genitive sēpis sēpum
Dative sēpī sēpibus
Accusative sēpem sēpēs
Ablative sēpe sēpibus
Vocative sēps sēpēs

References

  • seps in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • seps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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