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versipellis
versipellis
Latin
Alternative forms
Adjective
versipellis m, f (neuter versipelle); third declension
- shape-shifting, capable of transforming itself or altering its appearance
- (figuratively) sly, cunning, crafty
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | versipellis | versipelle | versipellēs | versipellia | |
| genitive | versipellis | versipellium | |||
| dative | versipellī | versipellibus | |||
| accusative | versipellem | versipelle | versipellēs | versipellia | |
| ablative | versipellī | versipellibus | |||
| vocative | versipellis | versipelle | versipellēs | versipellia | |
Noun
versipellis m (genitive versipellis); third declension
- a werewolf
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | versipellis | versipellēs |
| genitive | versipellis | versipellium |
| dative | versipellī | versipellibus |
| accusative | versipellem | versipellēs |
| ablative | versipelle | versipellibus |
| vocative | versipellis | versipellēs |
References
- versipellis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “versipellis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- versipellis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers