lepos
Latin
editEtymology
editPossibly from a Proto-Indo-European *lep- and thereby related to Latin limpidus. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈle.poːs/, [ˈɫ̪ɛpoːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.pos/, [ˈlɛːpos]
Noun
editlepōs m (genitive lepōris); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lepōs | lepōrēs |
Genitive | lepōris | lepōrum |
Dative | lepōrī | lepōribus |
Accusative | lepōrem | lepōrēs |
Ablative | lepōre | lepōribus |
Vocative | lepōs | lepōrēs |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “lepos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lepos”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lepos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- humour: lepos in iocando
- humour: lepos in iocando