cornupetus

Latin

Etymology

From cornupeta, with replacement of ending with -us; alternatively, from cornū (“horn, antler”) +‎ petō (“to attack, assault, thrust at”) +‎ -us (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /korˈnu.pe.tus/, [kɔrˈnʊpɛt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /korˈnu.pe.tus/, [korˈnuːpet̪us]

Adjective

cornupetus (feminine cornupeta, neuter cornupetum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Alternative form of cornupeta
   • Abedoc, Canones Hibernenses INCIPIUNT CANONES ADOMNANI., VII.:

     In lege enim animal cornupetum, si hominem occiderit, illicitum est.

   • 704 CE, Adamnanus Hiiensis, Canones I:

     In lege enim animal cornupetum, si hominem occiderit, inlicitum est.

   • 1733, Acta Sanctorum, Mensis Augustus Vita S. Waltheni Abbatis:

     deinde tauri cornupeti mugientis, formas induit.

     • Translation by George Finch

       and lastly of a roaring long-horned bull.

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cornupetus	cornupeta	cornupetum		cornupetī	cornupetae	cornupeta
Genitive	cornupetī	cornupetae	cornupetī		cornupetōrum	cornupetārum	cornupetōrum
Dative	cornupetō		cornupetō		cornupetīs
Accusative	cornupetum	cornupetam	cornupetum		cornupetōs	cornupetās	cornupeta
Ablative	cornupetō	cornupetā	cornupetō		cornupetīs
Vocative	cornupete	cornupeta	cornupetum		cornupetī	cornupetae	cornupeta

Related terms

• cornūcōpia