lapidar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin lapidāre. First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lapidar (first-person singular present lapido, first-person singular preterite lapidí, past participle lapidat)

  1. (transitive) to stone (to kill by pelting with stones)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ lapidar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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German

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Etymology

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18th century, from Latin lapidarius, after French lapidaire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lapiˈdaːr/, [ˌla.piˈdaː(ɐ̯)], [-pɪ-], [-ˈdaːʁ]
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  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
  • Hyphenation: la‧pi‧dar

Adjective

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lapidar (strong nominative masculine singular lapidarer, comparative lapidarer, superlative am lapidarsten)

  1. (dated) succinct, concise, lapidary
    Synonyms: prägnant, treffend, bündig, kurz und knapp/klar
  2. (now more often) inappropriately brief, terse, offhand
    Der Minister wischte alle Bedenken mit einer lapidaren Bemerkung beiseite.
    The minister addressed all concerns with a terse remark.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • lapidar” in Duden online
  • lapidar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin lapidāre.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.piˈdaɾ/ [lɐ.piˈðaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.piˈda.ɾi/ [lɐ.piˈða.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: la‧pi‧dar

Verb

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lapidar (first-person singular present lapido, first-person singular preterite lapidei, past participle lapidado)

  1. to cut (a gemstone)
  2. to stone, lapidate

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French lapidaire.

Adjective

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lapidar m or n (feminine singular lapidară, masculine plural lapidari, feminine and neuter plural lapidare)

  1. lapidary

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin lapidāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lapiˈdaɾ/ [la.piˈð̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: la‧pi‧dar

Verb

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lapidar (first-person singular present lapido, first-person singular preterite lapidé, past participle lapidado)

  1. to stone (to throw stones at)
    Synonym: apedrear

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