Lepidus

See also: lepidus

Latin

Etymology

From lepidus (“pleasant; charming”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Lepidus m sg (genitive Lepidī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lepidus
Genitive	Lepidī
Dative	Lepidō
Accusative	Lepidum
Ablative	Lepidō
Vocative	Lepide

Derived terms

• Lepidiānus

References

• “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.