aliptes
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀλείπτης (aleíptēs, “anointer, trainer in gymnasia”), so called because he oversaw the anointing of the wrestlers with oil, from ἀλείφω (aleíphō, “to anoint”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈliːp.teːs/, [äˈlʲiːpt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈlip.tes/, [äˈlipt̪es]
Noun
alīptēs m (genitive alīptae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alīptēs | alīptae |
| Genitive | alīptae | alīptārum |
| Dative | alīptae | alīptīs |
| Accusative | alīptēn | alīptās |
| Ablative | alīptē | alīptīs |
| Vocative | alīptē | alīptae |
References
- “aliptes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aliptes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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