trespes

Latin

Etymology

From trēs (“three”) +‎ pēs (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtreːs.peːs/, [ˈt̪reːs̠peːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtres.pes/, [ˈt̪rɛspes]

Noun

trēspēs m (genitive trēspedis); third declension

1. (Late Latin) Alternative form of tripēs (“tripod”)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	trēspēs	trēspedēs
Genitive	trēspedis	trēspedum
Dative	trēspedī	trēspedibus
Accusative	trēspedem	trēspedēs
Ablative	trēspede	trēspedibus
Vocative	trēspēs	trēspedēs

Descendants

• → Galician: trespés
• ⇒ Italian: trespolo
• Sicilian: trèspiti

References

• trespes in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)