trespes

Latin

Etymology

trēs (“three”) +‎ pēs (“foot”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtreːs.peːs/

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtres.pes/

(Vulgar) IPA^(key): /ˈtreːs.peːs/, [ˈtres.pes]

Noun

trēspēs m (genitive trēspedis); third declension

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

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	trēspēs	trēspēdēs
Genitive	trēspēdis	trēspēdum
Dative	trēspēdī	trēspēdibus
Accusative	trēspēdem	trēspēdēs
Ablative	trēspēde	trēspēdibus
Vocative	trēspēs	trēspēdēs

Descendants

⇒ Italian: trespolo

References

trespes in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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