velocipede

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vélocipède, from Latin velox (“swift”) + pes (“foot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɪˈlɒs.ɪ.piːd/ (US) IPA(key): /vəˈlɑsəˌpid/ Hyphenation: ve‧lo‧ci‧pede === Noun === velocipede (plural velocipedes) (historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground. any wheeled vehicle powered by pedaling and steered with a handlebar, including but not limited to bicycles and tricycles. (archaic) Any three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle. (archaic) A late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle. (humorous) A bicycle. ==== Synonyms ==== (a late 1860s bicycle): boneshaker ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === velocipede (third-person singular simple present velocipedes, present participle velocipeding, simple past and past participle velocipeded) to ride on velocipede === See also === penny farthing, ordinary === Further reading === Wikipedia entry for bicycle The Bicycle Museum of America — examples of the evolution of two-wheeled travel == Danish == === Etymology === From French vélocipède (“bicycle”), a compound of Latin velōx (“quick”) +‎ pēs (“foot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /velosipeːðə/, [ʋelosiˈpʰeðð̩] === Noun === velocipede c (singular definite velocipeden, plural indefinite velocipeder) (historical) velocipede Synonym: væltepeter ==== Declension ==== === References === “velocipede” in Den Danske Ordbog == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vélocipède, composed of Latin vēlōci- (“swift”) +‎ pēs, pedem (“foot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ve.loˈt͡ʃi.pe.de/ Rhymes: -ipede Hyphenation: ve‧lo‧cì‧pe‧de === Noun === velocipede m (plural velocipedi) velocipede (law) bicycle Synonym: bicicletta ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== bicicletta === Further reading === velocipede in Collins Italian-English Dictionary velocipede in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) velocipede in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa velocìpede in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication velocìpede in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana