versipellis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From vertō (“turn”) + pellis (“skin, hide”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /wer.siˈpel.lis/, [wɛr.sɪˈpɛl.lɪs]

Adjective

versipellis (neuter versipelle); third declension

  1. shape-shifting, capable of transforming itself or altering its appearance
  2. (figuratively) sly, cunning, crafty

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative versipellis versipelle versipellēs versipellia
Genitive versipellis versipellis versipellium versipellium
Dative versipellī versipellī versipellibus versipellibus
Accusative versipellem versipelle versipellēs, versipellīs versipellia
Ablative versipellī versipellī versipellibus versipellibus
Vocative versipellis versipelle versipellēs versipellia

Noun

versipellis m (genitive versipellis); third declension

  1. a werewolf

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative versipellis versipellēs
Genitive versipellis versipellium
Dative versipellī versipellibus
Accusative versipellem versipellēs
Ablative versipelle versipellibus
Vocative versipellis versipellēs

References
  • versipellis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • versipellis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • versipellis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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