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

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:[1][2]
      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

References
  1. Acta Sanctorum. Augusti. Tomus Primus., 1733, page 264
  2. George Finch (1831) A Sketch of the Romish Controversy, page 415
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