lepos

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈle.poːs/, [ˈɫ̪ɛpoːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.pos/, [ˈlɛːpos]

Noun

lepōs m (genitive lepōris); third declension

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

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

Related terms

• lepidē
• lepidus
• lepor

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^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • humour: lepos in iocando