serpedo

Latin

Etymology

From serpō (“I creep, crawl”) +‎ -ēdō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /serˈpeː.doː/, [s̠ɛrˈpeːd̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /serˈpe.do/, [serˈpɛːd̪o]

Noun

serpēdō f (genitive serpēdinis); third declension

1. (pathology) erysipelas

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	serpēdō	serpēdinēs
genitive	serpēdinis	serpēdinum
dative	serpēdinī	serpēdinibus
accusative	serpēdinem	serpēdinēs
ablative	serpēdine	serpēdinibus
vocative	serpēdō	serpēdinēs

References

• serpedo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.