pes
[ pees, peys ]
/ pis, peɪs /
noun, plural pe·des [pee-deez, ped-eez] /ˈpi diz, ˈpɛd iz/. Anatomy, Zoology.
a foot or footlike part.
Origin of pes
First recorded in 1835–45,
pes is from the Latin word
pēs
Words nearby pes
pervious,
pervouralsk,
perón,
perón, eva,
perón, juan,
pes,
pes anserinus,
pes varus,
pesach,
pesade,
pesaro
Definition for pes (2 of 2)
pe
or peh
[ pey ]
/ peɪ /
noun
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.
Origin of pe
1895–1900; < Hebrew
pē, akin to
peh mouth
Example sentences from the Web for pes
British Dictionary definitions for pes (1 of 5)
pes
/ (peɪz, piːz) /
noun plural pedes (ˈpɛdiːz)
the technical name for the human foot
the corresponding part in higher vertebrates
any footlike part
Word Origin for pes
C19: New Latin: foot
British Dictionary definitions for pes (2 of 5)
PES
abbreviation for
Party of European Socialists: the Socialist, Democratic, and Labour parties of the European Union, founded in 1992
British Dictionary definitions for pes (3 of 5)
pe
1
/ (peɪ, Hebrew pe) /
noun
the 17th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (פ or, at the end of a word, ף) transliterated as p or, when final, ph
Word Origin for pe
from Hebrew
peh mouth
British Dictionary definitions for pes (4 of 5)
pe
2
the internet domain name for
Peru
British Dictionary definitions for pes (5 of 5)
PE
abbreviation for
Medical definitions for pes
pes
[ pās ]
n. pl. pe•des (pĕd′ās′)
The foot.
A footlike or basal structure or part.
Talipes.