Lepidus

See also: lepidus

Latin

Etymology

From lepidus (“pleasant; charming”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.pi.dus/, [ˈɫ̪ɛpɪd̪ʊs̠]

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

Proper noun

Lepidus m sg (genitive Lepidī); second declension

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.

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