From Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic *-kaputis, from the same root as caput, with *-kaputis > *-kapts. The suffix vowel was most likely lost by analogy to -ceps (“-catcher”).[1]
-ceps (genitive -cipitis); third-declension one-termination suffix
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
singular | plural | ||||
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masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
nominative | -ceps | -cipitēs | -cipitia | ||
genitive | -cipitis | -cipitium | |||
dative | -cipitī | -cipitibus | |||
accusative | -cipitem | -ceps | -cipitēs | -cipitia | |
ablative | -cipitī | -cipitibus | |||
vocative | -ceps | -cipitēs | -cipitia |
From Proto-Italic *-kaps, equivalent to capiō + -s.
-ceps m (genitive -cipis); third declension
Third-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | -ceps | -cipēs |
genitive | -cipis | -cipum |
dative | -cipī | -cipibus |
accusative | -cipem | -cipēs |
ablative | -cipe | -cipibus |
vocative | -ceps | -cipēs |