stips

English

Noun

stips

  1. plural of stip

Verb

stips

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stip

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *stips (“stalk”), from Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (“stiff, erect”).[1] See Latin stīpō, Latin stipulor and English stiff.

Pronunciation

Noun

stips m (genitive stipis); third declension

  1. A gift, donation, contribution

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative stips stipēs
Genitive stipis stipum
Dative stipī stipibus
Accusative stipem stipēs
Ablative stipe stipibus
Vocative stips stipēs

References
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “stips”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 588-589
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