"sesquipedalis" meaning in Latin

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Adjective

IPA: /seːs.kʷi.peˈdaː.lis/ [Classical], [s̠eːs̠kʷɪpɛˈd̪äːlʲɪs̠] [Classical], /ses.kwi.peˈda.lis/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [seskwipeˈd̪äːlis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From sēsquipes (“1½ feet”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”), from sēsqui- (“a half and a”) + pes (“foot, Roman foot”). Equivalent to sēsqui- + pedālis (“footlong”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|sēsquipes|ālis|t1=1½ feet|t2=-al: forming adjectives}} sēsquipes (“1½ feet”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”), {{m|la|sēsqui-||a half and a}} sēsqui- (“a half and a”), {{m|la|pes||foot, Roman foot}} pes (“foot, Roman foot”), {{prefix|la|sēsqui|pedālis|t2=footlong}} sēsqui- + pedālis (“footlong”) Head templates: {{la-adj|sēsquipedālis}} sēsquipedālis (neuter sēsquipedāle); third-declension two-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|sēsquipedālis}} Forms: sēsquipedālis [canonical], sēsquipedāle [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], sēsquipedālis [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], sēsquipedāle [neuter, nominative, singular], sēsquipedālēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], sēsquipedālia [neuter, nominative, plural], sēsquipedālis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], sēsquipedālium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], sēsquipedālī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], sēsquipedālibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], sēsquipedālem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], sēsquipedāle [accusative, neuter, singular], sēsquipedālēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], sēsquipedālīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], sēsquipedālia [accusative, neuter, plural], sēsquipedālī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], sēsquipedālibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], sēsquipedālis [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], sēsquipedāle [neuter, singular, vocative], sēsquipedālēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], sēsquipedālia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. (relational) A foot and a half, half a yard Tags: declension-3, relational, two-termination
    Sense id: en-sesquipedalis-la-adj-GNgt~PaQ
  2. (relational) A foot and a half long, half a yard long Tags: declension-3, relational, two-termination
    Sense id: en-sesquipedalis-la-adj-kQPu~61e
  3. Excessively long (of speeches) Tags: declension-3, two-termination
    Sense id: en-sesquipedalis-la-adj-HvKnCJmr Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup, Latin terms prefixed with sesqui-, Latin terms suffixed with -alis, Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 63 Disambiguation of Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 3 93 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with sesqui-: 17 17 65 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -alis: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations: 24 24 53

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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[s̠eːs̠kʷɪpɛˈd̪äːlʲɪs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ses.kwi.peˈda.lis/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[seskwipeˈd̪äːlis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sesquipedalis"
}

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