stips

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English

Noun

stips

  1. plural of stip

Verb

stips

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stip

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *stips (“stalk”), from Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (“stiff, erect”). See Latin stīpō, Latin stipulor and English stiff.

Pronunciation

Noun

stips f (genitive stipis); third declension

  1. A gift, donation, contribution
  2. Alms, dole, charity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative stips stipēs
Genitive stipis stipum
Dative stipī stipibus
Accusative stipem stipēs
Ablative stipe stipibus
Vocative stips stipēs

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “stips”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 588-589
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