lapidar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lapidāre. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [lə.piˈða]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [la.piˈðaɾ]

Verb

lapidar (first-person singular present lapido, first-person singular preterite lapidí, past participle lapidat)

1. (transitive) to stone (to kill by pelting with stones)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lapidar (first conjugation)

infinitive			lapidar
gerund			lapidant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		lapidat		lapidada
		plural		lapidats		lapidades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	lapido	lapides	lapida	lapidem	lapideu	lapiden
	imperfect	lapidava	lapidaves	lapidava	lapidàvem	lapidàveu	lapidaven
	future	lapidaré	lapidaràs	lapidarà	lapidarem	lapidareu	lapidaran
	preterite	lapidí	lapidares	lapidà	lapidàrem	lapidàreu	lapidaren
	conditional	lapidaria	lapidaries	lapidaria	lapidaríem	lapidaríeu	lapidarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	lapidi	lapidis	lapidi	lapidem	lapideu	lapidin
	imperfect	lapidés	lapidessis	lapidés	lapidéssim	lapidéssiu	lapidessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	lapida	lapidi	lapidem	lapideu	lapidin
	negative (no)	—	no lapidis	no lapidi	no lapidem	no lapideu	no lapidin

Related terms

• lapidació

Further reading

• “lapidar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “lapidar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “lapidar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

German

Etymology

18th century, from Latin lapidarius, after French lapidaire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lapiˈdaːr/, [ˌla.piˈdaː(ɐ̯)], [-pɪ-], [-ˈdaːʁ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
• Hyphenation: la‧pi‧dar

Adjective

lapidar (strong nominative masculine singular lapidarer, comparative lapidarer, superlative am lapidarsten)

1. (dated) succinct, concise, lapidary

   Synonyms: prägnant, treffend, bündig, kurz und knapp/klar

2. (now more often) inappropriately brief, terse, offhand, not providing sufficient information, not showing sufficient concern

   Der Minister wischte alle Bedenken mit einer lapidaren Bemerkung beiseite.

   The minister brushed off all concerns with a terse remark.

Declension

Positive forms of lapidar

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist lapidar	sie ist lapidar	es ist lapidar	sie sind lapidar
strong declension (without article)	nominative	lapidarer	lapidare	lapidares	lapidare
	genitive	lapidaren	lapidarer	lapidaren	lapidarer
	dative	lapidarem	lapidarer	lapidarem	lapidaren
	accusative	lapidaren	lapidare	lapidares	lapidare
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der lapidare	die lapidare	das lapidare	die lapidaren
	genitive	des lapidaren	der lapidaren	des lapidaren	der lapidaren
	dative	dem lapidaren	der lapidaren	dem lapidaren	den lapidaren
	accusative	den lapidaren	die lapidare	das lapidare	die lapidaren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein lapidarer	eine lapidare	ein lapidares	(keine) lapidaren
	genitive	eines lapidaren	einer lapidaren	eines lapidaren	(keiner) lapidaren
	dative	einem lapidaren	einer lapidaren	einem lapidaren	(keinen) lapidaren
	accusative	einen lapidaren	eine lapidare	ein lapidares	(keine) lapidaren

Comparative forms of lapidar

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist lapidarer	sie ist lapidarer	es ist lapidarer	sie sind lapidarer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	lapidarerer	lapidarere	lapidareres	lapidarere
	genitive	lapidareren	lapidarerer	lapidareren	lapidarerer
	dative	lapidarerem	lapidarerer	lapidarerem	lapidareren
	accusative	lapidareren	lapidarere	lapidareres	lapidarere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der lapidarere	die lapidarere	das lapidarere	die lapidareren
	genitive	des lapidareren	der lapidareren	des lapidareren	der lapidareren
	dative	dem lapidareren	der lapidareren	dem lapidareren	den lapidareren
	accusative	den lapidareren	die lapidarere	das lapidarere	die lapidareren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein lapidarerer	eine lapidarere	ein lapidareres	(keine) lapidareren
	genitive	eines lapidareren	einer lapidareren	eines lapidareren	(keiner) lapidareren
	dative	einem lapidareren	einer lapidareren	einem lapidareren	(keinen) lapidareren
	accusative	einen lapidareren	eine lapidarere	ein lapidareres	(keine) lapidareren

Superlative forms of lapidar

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am lapidarsten	sie ist am lapidarsten	es ist am lapidarsten	sie sind am lapidarsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	lapidarster	lapidarste	lapidarstes	lapidarste
	genitive	lapidarsten	lapidarster	lapidarsten	lapidarster
	dative	lapidarstem	lapidarster	lapidarstem	lapidarsten
	accusative	lapidarsten	lapidarste	lapidarstes	lapidarste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der lapidarste	die lapidarste	das lapidarste	die lapidarsten
	genitive	des lapidarsten	der lapidarsten	des lapidarsten	der lapidarsten
	dative	dem lapidarsten	der lapidarsten	dem lapidarsten	den lapidarsten
	accusative	den lapidarsten	die lapidarste	das lapidarste	die lapidarsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein lapidarster	eine lapidarste	ein lapidarstes	(keine) lapidarsten
	genitive	eines lapidarsten	einer lapidarsten	eines lapidarsten	(keiner) lapidarsten
	dative	einem lapidarsten	einer lapidarsten	einem lapidarsten	(keinen) lapidarsten
	accusative	einen lapidarsten	eine lapidarste	ein lapidarstes	(keine) lapidarsten

Derived terms

• Lapidarität
• Lapidarstil

Further reading

• “lapidar” in Duden online
• “lapidar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lapidāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.piˈda(ʁ)/ [la.piˈda(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.piˈda(ʁ)/ [la.piˈda(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /la.piˈda(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /la.piˈda(ʁ)/ [la.piˈda(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.piˈda(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.piˈdaɾ/ [lɐ.piˈðaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.piˈdaɾ/ [lɐ.piˈðaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.piˈda.ɾi/ [lɐ.piˈða.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: la‧pi‧dar

Verb

lapidar (first-person singular present lapido, first-person singular preterite lapidei, past participle lapidado)

1. to cut (a gemstone)
2. to stone, lapidate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lapidar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	lapidar
Personal	lapidar	lapidares	lapidar	lapidarmos	lapidardes	lapidarem
Gerund
	lapidando
Past participle
Masculine	lapidado			lapidados
Feminine	lapidada			lapidadas
Indicative
Present	lapido	lapidas	lapida	lapidamos	lapidais	lapidam
Imperfect	lapidava	lapidavas	lapidava	lapidávamos	lapidáveis	lapidavam
Preterite	lapidei	lapidaste	lapidou	lapidamos1, lapidámos2	lapidastes	lapidaram
Pluperfect	lapidara	lapidaras	lapidara	lapidáramos	lapidáreis	lapidaram
Future	lapidarei	lapidarás	lapidará	lapidaremos	lapidareis	lapidarão
Conditional	lapidaria	lapidarias	lapidaria	lapidaríamos	lapidaríeis	lapidariam
Subjunctive
Present	lapide	lapides	lapide	lapidemos	lapideis	lapidem
Imperfect	lapidasse	lapidasses	lapidasse	lapidássemos	lapidásseis	lapidassem
Future	lapidar	lapidares	lapidar	lapidarmos	lapidardes	lapidarem
Imperative
Affirmative		lapida	lapide	lapidemos	lapidai	lapidem
Negative (não)		não lapides	não lapide	não lapidemos	não lapideis	não lapidem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• lapidação
• lápide

Further reading

• “lapidar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “lapidar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lapidaire.

Adjective

lapidar m or n (feminine singular lapidară, masculine plural lapidari, feminine and neuter plural lapidare)

1. lapidary

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	lapidar		lapidară		lapidari	lapidare
	definite	lapidarul		lapidara		lapidarii	lapidarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	lapidar		lapidare		lapidari	lapidare
	definite	lapidarului		lapidarei		lapidarilor	lapidarelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lapidāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lapiˈdaɾ/ [la.piˈð̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: la‧pi‧dar

Verb

lapidar (first-person singular present lapido, first-person singular preterite lapidé, past participle lapidado)

1. to stone (to throw stones at)

   Synonym: apedrear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lapidar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			lapidar
gerund			lapidando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		lapidado		lapidada
		plural		lapidados		lapidadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	lapido	lapidastú lapidásvos	lapida	lapidamos	lapidáis	lapidan
	imperfect	lapidaba	lapidabas	lapidaba	lapidábamos	lapidabais	lapidaban
	preterite	lapidé	lapidaste	lapidó	lapidamos	lapidasteis	lapidaron
	future	lapidaré	lapidarás	lapidará	lapidaremos	lapidaréis	lapidarán
	conditional	lapidaría	lapidarías	lapidaría	lapidaríamos	lapidaríais	lapidarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	lapide	lapidestú lapidésvos2	lapide	lapidemos	lapidéis	lapiden
	imperfect (ra)	lapidara	lapidaras	lapidara	lapidáramos	lapidarais	lapidaran
	imperfect (se)	lapidase	lapidases	lapidase	lapidásemos	lapidaseis	lapidasen
	future1	lapidare	lapidares	lapidare	lapidáremos	lapidareis	lapidaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		lapidatú lapidávos	lapide	lapidemos	lapidad	lapiden
	negative		no lapides	no lapide	no lapidemos	no lapidéis	no lapiden

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of lapidar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive lapidar	dative	lapidarme	lapidarte	lapidarle, lapidarse	lapidarnos	lapidaros	lapidarles, lapidarse
	accusative	lapidarme	lapidarte	lapidarlo, lapidarla, lapidarse	lapidarnos	lapidaros	lapidarlos, lapidarlas, lapidarse
with gerund lapidando	dative	lapidándome	lapidándote	lapidándole, lapidándose	lapidándonos	lapidándoos	lapidándoles, lapidándose
	accusative	lapidándome	lapidándote	lapidándolo, lapidándola, lapidándose	lapidándonos	lapidándoos	lapidándolos, lapidándolas, lapidándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative lapida	dative	lapídame	lapídate	lapídale	lapídanos	not used	lapídales
	accusative	lapídame	lapídate	lapídalo, lapídala	lapídanos	not used	lapídalos, lapídalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative lapidá	dative	lapidame	lapidate	lapidale	lapidanos	not used	lapidales
	accusative	lapidame	lapidate	lapidalo, lapidala	lapidanos	not used	lapidalos, lapidalas
with formal second-person singular imperative lapide	dative	lapídeme	not used	lapídele, lapídese	lapídenos	not used	lapídeles
	accusative	lapídeme	not used	lapídelo, lapídela, lapídese	lapídenos	not used	lapídelos, lapídelas
with first-person plural imperative lapidemos	dative	not used	lapidémoste	lapidémosle	lapidémonos	lapidémoos	lapidémosles
	accusative	not used	lapidémoste	lapidémoslo, lapidémosla	lapidémonos	lapidémoos	lapidémoslos, lapidémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative lapidad	dative	lapidadme	not used	lapidadle	lapidadnos	lapidaos	lapidadles
	accusative	lapidadme	not used	lapidadlo, lapidadla	lapidadnos	lapidaos	lapidadlos, lapidadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative lapiden	dative	lapídenme	not used	lapídenle	lapídennos	not used	lapídenles, lapídense
	accusative	lapídenme	not used	lapídenlo, lapídenla	lapídennos	not used	lapídenlos, lapídenlas, lapídense

Related terms

• lápida
• lapidación

Further reading

• “lapidar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10