Borrowed from Medieval Latin lampreda, of uncertain origin: possibly from Late Latin lampetra, from a combination of Latin lambere (“lick”) + petra (“stone”). Compare Spanish lamprea, French lamproie, Portuguese lampreia. However see also Gaulish naupreda.
lampreda f (plural lamprede)
Unknown. Possibly from lambō (“I lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”), if the form lampetra is original and not a variant created because of folk etymology.
lamprēda f (genitive lamprēdae); first declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lamprēda | lamprēdae |
| genitive | lamprēdae | lamprēdārum |
| dative | lamprēdae | lamprēdīs |
| accusative | lamprēdam | lamprēdās |
| ablative | lamprēdā | lamprēdīs |
| vocative | lamprēda | lamprēdae |