palmipes

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From palma (palm [of the hand]) + pēs (foot [as a body part]).

Adjective

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palmipēs (genitive palmipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. broad-footed
  2. web-footed
Declension
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Third-declension one-termination adjective.

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Etymology 2

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From palmus (palmspan) + pēs (foot [as a Roman measure]).

Adjective

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palmipēs (genitive palmipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. (measure of length) a foot and a palmspan
Declension
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Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Derived terms
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References

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  • palmipes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • palmipes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • palmipes”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin