See also: lápis

English

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Etymology

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Shortened form of lapis lazuli.

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lapis (uncountable)

  1. Ellipsis of lapis lazuli.
    • 1735, [John Barrow], “ENGRAVING”, in Dictionarium Polygraphicum: Or, The Whole Body of Arts Regularly Digested. [], volume I (A–H), London: [] C[harles] Hitch and C[harles] Davis [], and S[amuel] Austen [], →OCLC:
      Lapis, opal, &c. are poliſh'd on a wooden wheel. To faſhion and Engrave vaſes of agate, cryſtal, lapis, or the like, they make uſe of a kind of lathe like that us'd by pewterers, excepting that as the pewterers lathe holds the veſſels, which are to be wrought with proper tools; that of the Engraver generally holds the tools which are turn'd by a wheel, and the veſſels held to them to be cut and engraven either in relievo or otherwiſe; [...]
    • 1923 (reprinted 1993), Franklin Simon Fashion Catalog for 1923 (Franklin Simon & Co, New York), item number 53:
      French Bead Necklace of lapis or carnelian color, with crystal rondelles between each bead, graduated, 32 inches long.
    • 2010, Irene Winter, editor, On Art in the Ancient Near East: From the Third Millennium B.C.E., page 291:
      That lapis lazuli in particular among the precious and semi-precious stones known from Mesopotamia was accorded considerable value in antiquity may be inferred from the archaeological record through association with high-status locii and goods. [...] deities receive votive gifts and booty of lapis, consisting of items of personal adornment and cult objects, while their temples are described as decorated with lapis or shining like lapis. [...] For example, the contents of the graves in the Royal Cemetery of Ur: [...] various objects employing inlay that include lapis among the insets, [...] Mari sent an emissary to acquire lapis from Lars.
    • 2011, Daniel Boscaljon, Hope and the Longing for Utopia: Futures and Illusions in Theology and Narrative, page 99:
      The buddha lands described in the Lotus share certain generic features: the ground is made of lapis or crystal; they are perfectly level, without mountains or valleys; they are free from all manner of filth, including the stench of latrines [...] The ground was made of lapis lazuli, [...]

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  • In translations of Indian mythological texts, a plural form lapises can be found.
  • The term lapis is sometimes considered an informal/slang term, especially after its popularization by Minecraft.
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlapis/ [ˈl̪a.pis]
  • Hyphenation: la‧pis

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lápis (Basahan spelling ᜎᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. pencil
    Synonym: pensil

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Bolinao

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Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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lapis

  1. pencil

Cebuano

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  • Hyphenation: la‧pis
  • IPA(key): /ˈlapis/ [ˈl̪a.pɪs̪]

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Unknown.

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lapis

  1. doublespotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
  2. needlescaled queenfish (Scomberoides tol)

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Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil), from Latin lapis (stone).

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lapis

  1. a pencil

Cuyunon

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Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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lapis

  1. pencil

Galician

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A pencil

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  • lápis (reintegrationist spelling)

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin lapis (stone).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlapis/ [ˈla.pis̺]
  • Rhymes: -apis
  • Hyphenation: la‧pis

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lapis m (invariable)

  1. pencil
    E a letra con que escribía nun papel cun lapis atado nunha silla.
    And the handwriting he used to write on a piece of paper with a pencil tied to a chair.

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Indonesian

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Inherited from Malay lapis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapis (stone slab, thin layer).

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lapis (plural lapis-lapis, first-person possessive lapisku, second-person possessive lapismu, third-person possessive lapisnya)

  1. layer, lining
  2. row
  3. stratum

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lapis

  1. in layers

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Italian

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Borrowed from Latin lapis. Doublet of lapide.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈla.pis/
  • Rhymes: -apis
  • Hyphenation: là‧pis

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lapis m (invariable)

  1. pencil
    Synonym: matita
  2. sanguine (red chalk)
    Synonym: sanguigna

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  • Catalan: llapis
  • Galician: lapis
  • Maltese: lapes
  • Portuguese: lápis
  • Spanish: lápiz

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Kapampangan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlapis/ [ˈläː.pis]
  • Hyphenation: la‧pis

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lapis

  1. pencil

Kavalan

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lapis

  1. squirrel

Latin

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    From Proto-Italic *lapets. May be connected with Ancient Greek λέπας (lépas, bare rock, crag), either from Proto-Indo-European *lep- (to peel) (compare secō, saxum; rumpō, rupēs) or, more likely, a Mediterranean substrate language.

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    lapis m (genitive lapidis); third declension

    1. stone
      Synonyms: saxum, silex, petra
      • Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Genesis 28:22:
        et lapis iste quem erexi in titulum vocabitur Domus Dei
        And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house
    2. milestone
    3. boundary stone
    4. gravestone, tombstone
    5. lapis manalis (stone of manes), which covers the gate of Hades or underworld
    6. stone platform at a slave auction
    7. statue
    8. (poetic) jewel, precious stone

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    Third-declension noun.

    Case Singular Plural
    Nominative lapis lapidēs
    Genitive lapidis lapidum
    Dative lapidī lapidibus
    Accusative lapidem lapidēs
    Ablative lapide lapidibus
    Vocative lapis lapidēs

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    References

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    • lapis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • lapis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • lapis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • lapis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • lapis”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
    • Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 678

    Limos Kalinga

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    Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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    lapis

    1. pencil

    Lubuagan Kalinga

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    Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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    lapis

    1. pencil

    Masbatenyo

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    Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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    lapis

    1. pencil

    Matigsalug Manobo

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    Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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    lapis

    1. pencil

    Pangasinan

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    Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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    lapis

    1. pencil

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    lapís

    1. coconut shell

    Polish

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    Learned borrowing from Latin lapis (īnfernālis); compare Russian ля́пис (ljápis).

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    lapis m inan

    1. (informal) silver nitrate (silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3)
      Synonyms: azotan srebra, kamień piekielny
    2. (archaic) light grey or light lilac color

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    • lapis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • lapis in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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    Borrowed from French lapis or Latin lapis.

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    lapis n (uncountable)

    1. lapis lazuli

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    Tagabawa

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    Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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    lapis

    1. pencil

    Tagalog

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil), from Latin lapis. Doublet of lapida.

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    lapis (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

    1. pencil
      Synonym: mongol
    2. graphite; black lead
      Synonym: grapito
    3. doublespotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
    4. stone slab; stile of tiles

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    • lapis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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    Tetum

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    From Portuguese lápis.

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    lapis

    1. pencil

    Waray-Waray

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    Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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    lapis

    1. pencil

    Yogad

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    Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (pencil).

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    lapis

    1. pencil