Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1366.pēs on page 1366
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pēs foot
pēs is a Latin Noun that primarily means foot.
Definitions for pēs
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
lower leg, foot
English derivatives:
pedal pedate pedestal pedestrian pedicel pedigree piedmont pawn peon pioneer biped quadruped impede impediment expedite expedition expeditious
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The lowest part of the leg, the foot. (b) pedibus or in pedes, feet first. (c) pedem or pedes tollere, to lift the leg(s) i.e. to adopt or cause to adopt a position for sexual intercourse. (d) nec caput nec pes apparet (and sim.), one can make neither head nor tail of something, i.e. it is in complete confusion. (e) pedes gallinacei, a name for the plant CAPNOS; pes miluinus, (see quot). (f) applied to the whole or part of the leg of var. creatures).
- 2
The foot as the part on which one stands or rests one's weight.
- 3
(in contexts describing the setting down of the feet, treading, trampling, or sim.). (b) pedem ponere, to set down one's, foot, step. (c) (in exprs. denothing close physical contact between persons, esp. in battle.
Sentences with pēs
Latin to English
Lagge fīlī, bene quiēscās; māter tua rogat tē ut mē ad tē recipiās. Valē. [Pedēs quadrāti XV. (EPITAPH FOR A SON)]Compare Laggus my son, may you rest well; your mother ask that you take me to you. Farewell. [15 square feet.]
Dixit et avertens rosea cervice refulsit, ambrosiaque comae divinum vertice odorem spiravere; pedes vestis defluxit ad imos; et vera incessu patuit dea.Compare She spoke. She turned away; and as she turned, her neck glowed to a rose-flush, her crown of ambrosial hair breathed out a heavenly fragrance, her robe flowed down, down to her feet, and in gait she was all a goddess.
Protinus accedunt medici medicaeque recedunt, tollunturque pedes.Compare Immediately men doctors come in, and lady doctors depart, and her feet are hoisted.
Quis furor est atram bellis accersere Mortem? imminet et tacito clam venit illa pede.Compare What madness to bring down black death with wars! It is always close enough; it sneaks up on silent feet.
Defuerit si forte puer soleasque libebit sumere pro puero pes erit ipse sibi.Compare If it happens your slave is not at hand, and you want to put on your house-shoes, your foot will itself be its own slave.
Argi et Lacedaemon, duo clarus urbs, lumen quondam Graceia, sub pes tuus relinquo?Compare Shall we leave beneath your feet Argos and Lacedaemon, two most illustrious cities, once the luminaries of Greece?
Declension table for pēs
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | pēs | pedēs |
| Gen. | pedis | pedum |
| Dat. | pedī | pedibus |
| Acc. | pedem | pedēs |
| Abl. | pede | pedibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 271.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1366.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 120.
Bibliography
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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "pēs, pedis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/pes-pedis.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 271.pēs, pedis on page 271
