# Latin Declension Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 16, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-declension-question/240405 "2004-04-16T18:43:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-declension-question/240405/1 "2004-04-16T18:43:46Z")
The MIT motto is _mens et manus_ - “mind and hand”. A student group that I work with wants to use a modified motto, “mind and foot,” for some of their advertising. I believe that this would be _mens et pedis_, but could someone check if I have the case of _pedis_ correct? Many thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Melandry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Melandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melandry)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-declension-question/240405/2 "2004-04-16T18:48:01Z")
_pedis_ is the genitive singular. You want _mens et **pes** _. ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-declension-question/240405/3 "2004-04-16T19:07:10Z")
Hm - for some reason, that looks less appealing. What’s the plural (mind and feet)? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-declension-question/240405/4 "2004-04-16T21:48:30Z")
> [@](#): > > Hm - for some reason, that looks less appealing. What’s the plural (mind and feet)? Unless it’s irregular (which I doubt), that would be “mens et pedes”.