sesquipedalis

Latin

Etymology

Derived from sēsqui (“one-and-one-half times”) + pedālis (“measuring a foot”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /seːs.kʷi.peˈdaː.lis/, [seːs.kᶣɪ.pɛˈdaː.lɪs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ses.kwi.peˈda.lis/, [ses.kwi.peˈdaː.lis]

Adjective

sēsquipedālis (neuter sēsquipedāle); third declension

  1. A foot and a half, half a yard (attributive or long)
  2. Excessively long (of speeches)

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative sēsquipedālis sēsquipedāle sēsquipedālēs sēsquipedālia
Genitive sēsquipedālis sēsquipedālis sēsquipedālium sēsquipedālium
Dative sēsquipedālī sēsquipedālī sēsquipedālibus sēsquipedālibus
Accusative sēsquipedālem sēsquipedāle sēsquipedālēs, sēsquipedālīs sēsquipedālia
Ablative sēsquipedālī sēsquipedālī sēsquipedālibus sēsquipedālibus
Vocative sēsquipedālis sēsquipedāle sēsquipedālēs sēsquipedālia

Descendants

References
  • sesquipedalis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sesquipedalis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sesquipedalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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