lepidus

== Latin == === Etymology === From *lep- +‎ -idus (adjective-forming suffix), with the same root as the noun lepōs (“charm, grace”). It is uncertain whether the noun or adjective was formed first; the origin of the root is also unclear. See lepōs for possible cognates. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫɛ.pɪ.dʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛː.pi.dus] === Adjective === lepidus (feminine lepida, neuter lepidum, superlative lepidissimus, adverb lepidē); first/second-declension adjective pleasant, charming witty effeminate ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== lepidē Lepidus ==== Related terms ==== lepōs ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: lepido → Middle French: lepide → Portuguese: lépido === References === === Further reading === “lepidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “lepidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “lepidus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “lepidus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “lepidus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray