lapso

See also: lapsõ

Latin

Etymology

From lāpsus, perfect active participle of lābor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlaːp.soː/, [ˈɫ̪äːps̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlap.so/, [ˈläpso]

Verb

lāpsō (present infinitive lāpsāre, perfect active lāpsāvī, supine lāpsātum); first conjugation, impersonal in the passive

1. to slip, slide, stumble, fall

Conjugation

Conjugation of lāpsō (first conjugation, impersonal in passive)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	lāpsō	lāpsās	lāpsat	lāpsāmus	lāpsātis	lāpsant
	imperfect	lāpsābam	lāpsābās	lāpsābat	lāpsābāmus	lāpsābātis	lāpsābant
	future	lāpsābō	lāpsābis	lāpsābit	lāpsābimus	lāpsābitis	lāpsābunt
	perfect	lāpsāvī	lāpsāvistī	lāpsāvit	lāpsāvimus	lāpsāvistis	lāpsāvērunt, lāpsāvēre
	pluperfect	lāpsāveram	lāpsāverās	lāpsāverat	lāpsāverāmus	lāpsāverātis	lāpsāverant
	future perfect	lāpsāverō	lāpsāveris	lāpsāverit	lāpsāverimus	lāpsāveritis	lāpsāverint
passive	present	—	—	lāpsātur	—	—	—
	imperfect	—	—	lāpsābātur	—	—	—
	future	—	—	lāpsābitur	—	—	—
	perfect	—	—	lāpsātum est	—	—	—
	pluperfect	—	—	lāpsātum erat	—	—	—
	future perfect	—	—	lāpsātum erit	—	—	—
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	lāpsem	lāpsēs	lāpset	lāpsēmus	lāpsētis	lāpsent
	imperfect	lāpsārem	lāpsārēs	lāpsāret	lāpsārēmus	lāpsārētis	lāpsārent
	perfect	lāpsāverim	lāpsāverīs	lāpsāverit	lāpsāverīmus	lāpsāverītis	lāpsāverint
	pluperfect	lāpsāvissem	lāpsāvissēs	lāpsāvisset	lāpsāvissēmus	lāpsāvissētis	lāpsāvissent
passive	present	—	—	lāpsētur	—	—	—
	imperfect	—	—	lāpsārētur	—	—	—
	perfect	—	—	lāpsātum sit	—	—	—
	pluperfect	—	—	lāpsātum esset, lāpsātum foret	—	—	—
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	lāpsā	—	—	lāpsāte	—
	future	—	lāpsātō	lāpsātō	—	lāpsātōte	lāpsantō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		lāpsāre	lāpsāvisse	lāpsātūrum esse	lāpsārī	lāpsātum esse	—
participles		lāpsāns	—	lāpsātūrus	—	lāpsātum	lāpsandum
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		lāpsandī	lāpsandō	lāpsandum	lāpsandō	lāpsātum	lāpsātū

Participle

lāpsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lāpsus

References

• “lapso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “lapso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lapso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lāpsus (“a sliding, falling”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.pi.su/, /ˈlap.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.pi.su/, /ˈlap.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlap.so/, /ˈla.pi.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈla.psu/

• Rhymes: -apsu
• Hyphenation: lap‧so

Noun

lapso m (plural lapsos)

1. lapse (a temporary failure; a slip)

   Lapso de memória ― Memory lapse.

Further reading

• “lapso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lāpsus (“a sliding, falling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlabso/ [ˈlaβ̞.so]
• Rhymes: -abso
• Syllabification: lap‧so

Noun

lapso m (plural lapsos)

1. a lapse

Derived terms

• lapso de tiempo

 

Related terms

• relapso

 

Further reading

• “lapso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28