lepos
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *lep- and thereby related to Latin limpidus. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈle.poːs/, [ˈɫ̪ɛpoːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.pos/, [ˈlɛːpos]
Noun
lepōs m (genitive lepōris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lepōs | lepōrēs |
| Genitive | lepōris | lepōrum |
| Dative | lepōrī | lepōribus |
| Accusative | lepōrem | lepōrēs |
| Ablative | lepōre | lepōribus |
| Vocative | lepōs | lepōrēs |
References
- “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, London: Macmillan and Co.
- humour: lepos in iocando
- humour: lepos in iocando
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