Dictionary formrupes, rupis(feminine)
Translation
rock, cliff; crag
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | rupes | rupes |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | rupes | rupes |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | rupem | rupes |
| Genitiveof | rupis | rupium |
| Dativeto, for | rupi | rupibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | rupe | rupibus |
Examples
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A high cliff stands above the sea.
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The ship came up to the rock.
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He fell from the cliff.
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They made their way among the crags.
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Birds live in the rocks.
Rupes, rupis is third declension feminine, from rumpo, "I break", so a rupes is properly a broken face of rock: a cliff, a crag, a place where the ground has torn open. That is the difference from its neighbours. Saxum is a boulder or a mass of stone, lapis is a stone you could pick up or set in a wall, rupes is a rock face with a drop attached.
The nominative singular and the nominative plural are both rupes, so only the verb tells you which you have: rupes stat is one cliff, rupes stant is several. The family is worth knowing: English rupture, erupt, abrupt and route all descend from rumpo, and rupes is their close cousin rather than their source.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 10: rupes, specto, pertineo and 7 more words.