lepus

See also Lepus

Latin

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lepus (a hare)

Etymology

Unclear. Perhaps of Iberian or Celtiberian origin and related to Massaliot[[1]] λεβηρίς (lebēris).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈle.pus/

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Noun

lepus (genitive leporis); m, third declension

1. a hare

   Sextus videt leporem. - Sextus sees the hare.

2. a poisonous sea fish colored like the hare
3. (astronomy) the constellation Lepus

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	lepus	leporēs
genitive	leporis	leporum
dative	leporī	leporibus
accusative	leporem	leporēs
ablative	lepore	leporibus
vocative	lepus	leporēs

Coordinate terms

• (hare): cunīculus, dasypūs

Derived terms

• leporārius
• leporīnus
• lepusculus

Descendants

• Aromanian: ljepure
• Catalan: llebre
• Dalmatian: lipro
• English: Lepus
• French: lièvre
• Friulian: jeur
• Galician: lebre
• Italian: lepre

• Occitan: lèbre
• Portuguese: lebre
• Romanian: iepure
• Romansch: lieur
• Sardinian: léppuri
• Spanish: liebre
• Translingual: Lepus
• Venetian: jévre, liéore

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Lithuanian

Adjective

lepùs m (feminine lepì) stress pattern 4

1. fastidious, spoilt

   Jis lepus ir visada galvoja tik apie save

   He is so fastidious and always thinking only about himself.