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Cuspis
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Cus′pis
(k?s′p?s)
, Noun.
[L.]
A point; a sharp end.
Definition 2024
cuspis
cuspis
See also: cuspís
Latin
Etymology
Related to Ancient Greek κοπίς (kopís), from Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō, “hit, strike”).
Noun
cuspis f (genitive cuspidis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cuspis | cuspidēs |
| genitive | cuspidis | cuspidum |
| dative | cuspidī | cuspidibus |
| accusative | cuspidem | cuspidēs |
| ablative | cuspide | cuspidibus |
| vocative | cuspis | cuspidēs |
Descendants
References
- cuspis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cuspis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cuspis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.