See also: Placidus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From placeō (please, satisfy) +‎ -idus. Cf. plācātus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

placidus (feminine placida, neuter placidum, adverb placidē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Placid, gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful, tranquil
    Synonyms: misericors, mitis, tranquillus, quietus, clemens, mollis, lentus, lēnis
    Antonyms: violēns, obstreperus, trux, ferōx, atrōx, silvāticus, ācer
    • 43 BCEc. 17 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.549:
      noctis erat medium placidīque silentia somnī
      It was midnight, and [there was now the] stillness of tranquil slumber.
  2. (of fruits) Ripe, mellow
  3. (of plants) Not wild, fruitful, suitable for cultivation

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative placidus placida placidum placidī placidae placida
Genitive placidī placidae placidī placidōrum placidārum placidōrum
Dative placidō placidō placidīs
Accusative placidum placidam placidum placidōs placidās placida
Ablative placidō placidā placidō placidīs
Vocative placide placida placidum placidī placidae placida

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Descendants edit

From *pacidus, influenced by pāx:

References edit

  • placidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • placidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • placidus 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)
  • placidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • placidus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray