Noun: forceps
Hyphenation:
Gender: Masculine
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular | forceps |
| Plural | forcipēs |
Genitive
| Singular | forcipis |
| Plural | forcipum |
Dative
| Singular | forcipī |
| Plural | forcipibus |
Accusative
| Singular | forcipem |
| Plural | forcipēs |
Ablative
| Singular | forcipe |
| Plural | forcipibus |
Vocative
| Singular | forceps |
| Plural | forcipēs |
Sample Sentences
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-
3. Proto-Indo-European *-mós
4. Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰormós
5. Proto-Italic *xʷormos
6. Proto-Italic *formos
7. substratebor.?
8. Proto-Indo-European *kap-
9. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
10. Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
11. Proto-Italic *kapjō
12. Proto-Indo-European *-s
13. Proto-Italic *-s
14. Proto-Italic *-kap-s
15. Proto-Italic *formokaps
16. Latin forceps
17. From prehistoric *formokaps through syncope. Ultimately from formus (“warm”) + -ceps (“taker”).
Verbs referencing "forceps"
Italian Nouns
forcipe, Spanish Nouns
fórceps, Catalan Nouns
fòrceps, German Nouns
Forzeps.
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