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Latin
Etymology
From caper + pēs.
Pronunciation
Adjective
capripēs (genitive capripedis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- goat-footed
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
References
- “capripes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- capripes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.