rapidus

Esperanto

Verb

rapidus

1. conditional of rapidi

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Latin

Etymology

From rapiō (“snatch”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈra.pi.dus/, [ˈräpɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈra.pi.dus/, [ˈräːpid̪us]

Adjective

rapidus (feminine rapida, neuter rapidum, comparative rapidior, superlative rapidissimus, adverb rapidē); first/second-declension adjective

1. rapid, quick, swift
2. fierce, seizing
3. (figuratively) hasty, hurried

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rapidus	rapida	rapidum		rapidī	rapidae	rapida
Genitive	rapidī	rapidae	rapidī		rapidōrum	rapidārum	rapidōrum
Dative	rapidō		rapidō		rapidīs
Accusative	rapidum	rapidam	rapidum		rapidōs	rapidās	rapida
Ablative	rapidō	rapidā	rapidō		rapidīs
Vocative	rapide	rapida	rapidum		rapidī	rapidae	rapida

Antonyms

• (rapid, swift): lentus

Related terms

• rapidē
• rapiditās

Descendants

• Asturian: rápidu
• Catalan: ràpid
• English: rapid
• French: rapide
• German: rapid, rapide

• Italian: rapido
• Old French: rade
• Portuguese: rápido
• Romanian: rapid, repede
• Spanish: rápido, raudo, rabión

References

• “rapidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “rapidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• rapidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• rapidus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016