lepos

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Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

lepōs m (genitive lepōris); third declension

  1. pleasantness, charm
  2. politeness, grace
  3. pleasantry, wit, humor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lepōs lepōrēs
Genitive lepōris lepōrum
Dative lepōrī lepōribus
Accusative lepōrem lepōrēs
Ablative lepōre lepōribus
Vocative lepōs lepōrēs

References

  • lepos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lepos”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lepos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • humour: lepos in iocando