lapis

See also lápis

Indonesian

Noun

lapis

1. layer, lining
2. row
3. stratum

Adjective

lapis

1. in layers

Derived terms

• lapisan
• berlapis
• melapis

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Italian

Noun

lapis m (invariable)

1. pencil
2. (plural) pencils

Anagrams

• salpi, spali

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈla.pis/

Noun

lapis (genitive lapidis); m, third declension

1. a stone
   • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Genesis 28:22

     et lapis iste quem erexi in titulum vocabitur Domus Dei

     And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house

2. a milestone
3. a boundary stone
4. gravestone, tombstone
5. the stone platform at a slave auction
6. a statue
7. (poetic) jewel, precious stone

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	lapis	lapidēs
genitive	lapidis	lapidum
dative	lapidī	lapidibus
accusative	lapidem	lapidēs
ablative	lapide	lapidibus
vocative	lapis	lapidēs

Synonyms

• (a stone): saxum

Related terms

lapidāris lapidārius lapidātiō lapidātor

lapidescō lapideus lapidō lapidōsus

Descendants

• Italian: lapide
• Portuguese: lápide, lápis (via Italian)
• Russian: ляпис

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Tagalog

Noun

lapis

1. pencil

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Tetum

Etymology

From Portuguese lápis.

Noun

lapis

1. pencil