Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Stipes
‖
Sti′pes
(-pēz)
, Noun.
pl.
Stipites
(#)
. [L., a stock.]
(Zool.)
(a)
The second joint of a maxilla of an insect or a crustacean.
(b)
An eyestalk.
Definition 2024
stipes
stipes
English
Noun
stipes (plural stipites)
- The vertical beam of a cross used for crucifixion
- The basal segment of the maxilla of an insect or a crustacean
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *steypos. Cognate with Ancient Greek στέφω (stéphō), English stiff.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstiː.pes/, [ˈstiː.pɛs]
Noun
stīpes m (genitive stīpitis); third declension
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | stīpes | stīpitēs |
genitive | stīpitis | stīpitum |
dative | stīpitī | stīpitibus |
accusative | stīpitem | stīpitēs |
ablative | stīpite | stīpitibus |
vocative | stīpes | stīpitēs |
Derived terms
- stīpitātus (New Latin)
- stipula
Related terms
References
- stipes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- stipes in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- STIPES in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “stipes”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- stipes in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers