lepos

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Latin

Etymology

Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *lep- and thereby related to Latin limpidus. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

lepōs m (genitive lepōris); third declension

  1. pleasantness, charm, attractiveness
  2. politeness, grace
  3. pleasantry, wit, humor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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
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