Placidus

See also: placidus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Plac. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Use as a proper noun of the adjective placidus (“gentle”, “peaceful”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɫa.kɪ.dʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈplaː.t͡ʃi.d̪us]
• Homophone: placidus

Proper noun

Placidus m sg (genitive Placidī); second declension

1. A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Lactantius Placidus (circa AD 350–400), presumed author of a commentary on P. Papinius Statius’s Thebaid (circa AD 92)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Placidus
genitive	Placidī
dative	Placidō
accusative	Placidum
ablative	Placidō
vocative	Placide

Descendants

• Italian: Placido
• Sicilian: Pràzitu