ignipotens
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Ignipotens (letter case)
Etymology
[edit]Derived from ignis + -i- + potēns (“powerful”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /iɡˈni.po.tens/, [ɪŋˈnɪpɔt̪ẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iɲˈɲi.po.tens/, [iɲˈɲiːpot̪ens]
Adjective
[edit]ignipotēns (genitive ignipotentis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- having power over fire, ruling fire, ignipotent
- A divine epithet of Vulcan: the ruler of fire, fire-mighty
Declension
[edit]Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | ignipotēns | ignipotentēs | ignipotentia | ||
| genitive | ignipotentis | ignipotentium | |||
| dative | ignipotentī | ignipotentibus | |||
| accusative | ignipotentem | ignipotēns | ignipotentēs | ignipotentia | |
| ablative | ignipotentī | ignipotentibus | |||
| vocative | ignipotēns | ignipotentēs | ignipotentia | ||
Descendants
[edit]- → English: ignipotent, ignipotence
References
[edit]- “ignipotens” on page 904 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
Further reading
[edit]- “ignipotens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ignipotens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.