lepidus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from lep(ōs) (“pleasantness”, “sweetness”) +‎ -idus (“tending to”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈle.pi.dus/, [ˈɫ̪ɛpɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.pi.dus/, [ˈlɛːpid̪us]

Adjective

lepidus (feminine lepida, neuter lepidum, superlative lepidissimus, adverb lepidē); first/second-declension adjective

1. pleasant, charming
2. witty
3. effeminate

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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		lepidō		lepidīs
Accusative	lepidum	lepidam	lepidum		lepidōs	lepidās	lepida
Ablative	lepidō	lepidā	lepidō		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 and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray