ignipotens

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Latin

Alternative forms

Ignipotens (letter case)

Etymology

Derived from ignis +‎ -i- +‎ potēns (“powerful”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iɡˈni.po.tens/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iɲˈɲi.po.tens/,

Adjective

ignipotēns (genitive ignipotentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

having power over fire, ruling fire, ignipotent
A divine epithet of Vulcan: the ruler of fire, fire-mighty

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	ignipotēns			ignipotentēs	ignipotentia
genitive	ignipotentis			ignipotentium
dative	ignipotentī			ignipotentibus
accusative	ignipotentem	ignipotēns		ignipotentēs	ignipotentia
ablative	ignipotentī			ignipotentibus
vocative	ignipotēns			ignipotentēs	ignipotentia

Descendants

→ English: ignipotent, ignipotence

References

“ignipotens” on page 904 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)

Further reading

“ignipotens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ignipotens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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