Placidus

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See also: placidus

Latin

Alternative forms

Plac. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Use as a proper noun of the adjective placidus (“gentle”, “peaceful”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpla.ki.dus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpla.t͡ʃi.dus/,
Homophone: placidus

Proper noun

Placidus m sg (genitive Placidī); second declension

A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
1. Lactantius Placidus (circa AD 350–400), presumed author of a commentary on P. Papinius Statius’s Thebaid (circa AD 92)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Placidus
genitive	Placidī
dative	Placidō
accusative	Placidum
ablative	Placidō
vocative	Placide

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