LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lapideus

lapideus (feminine lapidea, neuter lapideum)
Classical[ɫaˈpɪ.de.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[laˈpiː.de.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalstone(s)
  2. adjectivestony, stone-like

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelapideuslapidealapideum
genitivelapideīlapideaelapideī
dativelapideōlapideaelapideō
accusativelapideumlapideamlapideum
ablativelapideōlapideālapideō
vocativelapideelapidealapideum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelapideīlapideaelapidea
genitivelapideōrumlapideārumlapideōrum
dativelapideīslapideīslapideīs
accusativelapideōslapideāslapidea
ablativelapideīslapideīslapideīs
vocativelapideīlapideaelapidea

lăpĭdĕus, a, um, adj. id..
I. Of stone, consisting of stones, stone-.
A. Lit. (class.): flumen marginibus lapideis, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 18, 45: imber, a shower of stones, id. Div. 2, 28, 60; so, pluit lapideo imbri, Liv. 30, 38, 8: murus, id. 1, 38 fin.: in lapideo mortario terere, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 169: duritia, id. 27, 11, 74, § 98: suggestus, Col. 9, 7, 1.—
B. Trop. (ante-class.): lapideo sunt corde multi, quos non miseret neminis, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 162 Müll. (Trag. v. 174 Vahl.): lapideus sum, I am petrified: commovere me miser non audeo, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 44.—
II. For lapidosus, full of stones, stony (post-Aug.): lapidei campi, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 34; 21, 10, 31, § 57: litus, Mel. 2, 5, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lep-?
  2. Proto-Italic*lapets
  3. Latinlapideus

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin lapideus From lapis + -eus.

Quick answers

What does lapideus mean in Latin?
lapideus, a adjective, means “stone(s); stony, stone-like”.
How do you pronounce lapideus?
In classical Latin, [ɫaˈpɪ.de.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈpiː.de.us].
Where does lapideus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *lep-? → Proto-Italic *lapets → Latin lapideus.