acupedius

Latin

Etymology

From acer and pēs. Compare Ancient Greek ὀξύπους (oxúpous).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.kuːˈpe.di.us/, [äkuːˈpɛd̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.kuˈpe.di.us/, [äkuˈpɛːd̪ius]

Adjective

acūpedius (feminine acūpedia, neuter acūpedium); first/second-declension adjective

1. swift of foot, rapid

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	acūpedius	acūpedia	acūpedium		acūpediī	acūpediae	acūpedia
genitive	acūpediī	acūpediae	acūpediī		acūpediōrum	acūpediārum	acūpediōrum
dative	acūpediō	acūpediae	acūpediō		acūpediīs
accusative	acūpedium	acūpediam	acūpedium		acūpediōs	acūpediās	acūpedia
ablative	acūpediō	acūpediā	acūpediō		acūpediīs
vocative	acūpedie	acūpedia	acūpedium		acūpediī	acūpediae	acūpedia

References

• “acupedius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• acupedius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.