stapes

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Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin stapēs (“stirrup”). Doublet of step.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteɪ.piːz/
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Noun

stapes (plural stapes or stapedes)

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear.
    Synonym: stirrup
    • 2010, Elaine Nicpon Marieb, Katja Hoehn, Human Anatomy & Physiology, 8th edition, page 576:
      The tympanic cavity is spanned by the three smallest bones in the body: the auditory ossicles […] These bones, named for their shape, are the malleus (malʹe-us; "hammer"); the incus (ingʹkus; "anvil"); and the stapes (staʹpēz; "stirrup"). The "handle" of the malleus is secured to the eardrum, and the base of the stapes fits into the oval window.
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Etymology 2

Noun

stapes

  1. plural of stape

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

stapes m (plural stapes)

  1. stapes
    Synonym: étrier

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Latin

Stapēs ferreus (iron stirrup)

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Etymology

From a Germanic source, possibly Frankish *stap or Old High German stapf, staph (“step, stirrup”), both from Proto-Germanic *stapiz (“a step, rung (of a ladder)”). More at step.

Alternatively: Late Latin; possibly from stō (“to stand”) +‎ pēs (“foot”).

Pronunciation

Noun

stapēs m (genitive stapedis); third declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. stirrup
    • (Can we date this quote?), Dē Tribus Columnīs Jūris Secundum Powissiensēs, volume 2, 16. Dē Pretiīs Rērum:
      […] quīdam duōs stapedēs et trēs cingulās ūnā cum sella annumerant, aliī hīs singulīs pretium lēgitimum assignant, id est, stapedibus aurātīs
      some two stirrups and three belts with a chair are paid out, all assigned a single worth, that is, golden stirrups
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  2. (anatomy) stapes (bone in the middle ear)
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Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative stapēs stapedēs
Genitive stapedis stapedum
Dative stapedī stapedibus
Accusative stapedem stapedēs
Ablative stapede stapedibus
Vocative stapēs stapedēs

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Descendants

Descendants
  • → English: stapes
  • → French: stapes
  • → Spanish: estápede

References

  • stapes in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • stapes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • stapes in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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