lepesta

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /leˈpes.ta/, [ɫ̪ɛˈpɛs̠t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈpes.ta/, [leˈpɛst̪ä]

Noun

lepesta f (genitive lepestae); first declension

1. Alternative form of lepista
   • 116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina 123:

     Item dictae lepestae, quae etiam nunc in diebus sacris Sabinis uasa uinaria in mensa deorum sunt posita; apud antiquos scriptores Graecos inueni appellari poculi genus δεπέσταν: quare uel inde radices in agrum Sabinum et Romanum sunt profectae.

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Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	lepesta	lepestae
genitive	lepestae	lepestārum
dative	lepestae	lepestīs
accusative	lepestam	lepestās
ablative	lepestā	lepestīs
vocative	lepesta	lepestae

References

• Annie Cecilia Burman (2018 March 24) De Lingua Sabina: A Reappraisal of the Sabine Glosses‎^[1], →DOI, page 51