Placidus

See also: placidus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Plac. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Use as a proper noun of the adjective placidus (“gentle”, “peaceful”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpla.ki.dus/, [ˈpɫ̪äkɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpla.t͡ʃi.dus/, [ˈpläːt͡ʃid̪us]
• Homophone: placidus

Proper noun

Placidus m sg (genitive Placidī); second declension

1. A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Lactantius Placidus (circa AD 350–400), presumed author of a commentary on P. Papinius Statius’s Thebaid (circa AD 92)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Placidus
Genitive	Placidī
Dative	Placidō
Accusative	Placidum
Ablative	Placidō
Vocative	Placide