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stipes.

post, stake;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈstiː.pɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈstiː.pes]
  1. post, tree trunk

    declension-3
  2. log

    declension-3
  3. stake

    declension-3
  4. blockhead, lunkhead, idiot, fool

    declension-3 · derogatory · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *steypos. Cognates include Lithuanian sti̇̀pti (“to stiffen, grow rigid”), Latvian stiept (“to stretch”), English stiff, Icelandic stífla (“to dam”). Synchronically analyzable as a nominal derivative of stīpō (“to compress, surround”).

noun
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of stips

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
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