stips

English

Noun

stips

  1. plural of stip

Verb

stips

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative 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 f (genitive stipis); third declension

  1. a gift, donation, contribution
  2. alms, dole, charity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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, →ISBN, pages 588-589

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