Lepidus
See also: lepidus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom lepidus (“pleasant; charming”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈle.pi.dus/, [ˈɫ̪ɛpɪd̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.pi.dus/, [ˈlɛːpid̪us]
Proper noun
editLepidus m sg (genitive Lepidī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, a Roman consul
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Lepidus |
Genitive | Lepidī |
Dative | Lepidō |
Accusative | Lepidum |
Ablative | Lepidō |
Vocative | Lepide |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Lepidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lepidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.