saepes

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ip- (to cram, fence), possibly from *sh₂ey-. Cognate with saepis, saepiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

saepēs f (genitive saepis); third declension

  1. hedge, fence

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

singular plural
nominative saepēs saepēs
genitive saepis saepium
dative saepī saepibus
accusative saepem saepēs
saepīs
ablative saepe saepibus
vocative saepēs saepēs

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: siepe
  • Late Latin: sēpēs (see there for further descendants)

Through *saepālis, *saepīlis:

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Neapolitan: sepale
    • Sicilian: sipala
  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Old Ligurian: sevale
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Gascon: sübiu
    • Old French: sevil
      • Bourbonnais-Berrichon: sevau

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