LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

illepidus

illepidus (feminine illepida, neuter illepidum)
Classical[ɪlˈlɛ.pɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ilˈlɛː.pi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveimpolite, unpleasant, disagreeable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeillepidusillepidaillepidum
genitiveillepidīillepidaeillepidī
dativeillepidōillepidaeillepidō
accusativeillepidumillepidamillepidum
ablativeillepidōillepidāillepidō
vocativeillepideillepidaillepidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeillepidīillepidaeillepida
genitiveillepidōrumillepidārumillepidōrum
dativeillepidīsillepidīsillepidīs
accusativeillepidōsillepidāsillepida
ablativeillepidīsillepidīsillepidīs
vocativeillepidīillepidaeillepida

illĕpĭdus (inl-), a, um, adj. in-lepidus,
I. impolite, unmannerly, rude, unpleasant, disagreeable (rare but class.): inamabilis, inlepidus vivo, Malevolente ingenio natus, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 3: parens avarus, illepidus, in liberos difficilis, Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 72: homines, Gell. 18, 4, 10: deliciae illepidae atque inelegantes, Cat. 6, 2: votum (with invenustum), id. 36, 17: verba durae et illepidae novitatis, Gell. 11, 7, 1.—Adv.: illĕpĭdē (inl-), impolitely, rudely, inelegantly: qui istoc pacto tam lepidam inlepide appelles, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 50; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Plin. 8, 51, 77, § 207; Gell. 18, 13, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinillepidus

Latin lepidus Latin illepidus From in- + lepidus.

Quick answers

What does illepidus mean in Latin?
illepidus, a adjective, means “impolite, unpleasant, disagreeable”.
How do you pronounce illepidus?
In classical Latin, [ɪlˈlɛ.pɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ilˈlɛː.pi.dus].
Where does illepidus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin illepidus.