lepidus
Latin
Etymology
Derived from lep(ōs) (“pleasantness”, “sweetness”) + -idus (“tending to”, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈle.pi.dus/, [ˈɫɛ.pɪ.dʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.pi.dus/, [ˈleː.pi.dus]
Adjective
lepidus (feminine lepida, neuter lepidum); first/second declension
- pleasant, charming
- witty
- effeminate
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | lepidus | lepida | lepidum | lepidī | lepidae | lepida | |
| Genitive | lepidī | lepidae | lepidī | lepidōrum | lepidārum | lepidōrum | |
| Dative | lepidō | lepidae | lepidō | lepidīs | lepidīs | lepidīs | |
| Accusative | lepidum | lepidam | lepidum | lepidōs | lepidās | lepida | |
| Ablative | lepidō | lepidā | lepidō | lepidīs | lepidīs | lepidīs | |
| Vocative | lepide | lepida | lepidum | lepidī | lepidae | lepida | |
Related terms
- lepidē
- lepōs
References
- lepidus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lepidus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lepidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- lepidus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lepidus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray