LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

lepidium

lepidium n (genitive lepidiī or lepidī)

Meaning

  1. neuterA plant, garden cress, pepperwort, Lepidium sativum.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelepidiumlepidia
genitivelepidiī
lepidī		lepidiōrum
dativelepidiōlepidiīs
accusativelepidiumlepidia
ablativelepidiōlepidiīs
vocativelepidiumlepidia

lĕpĭdĭum, i, n., = λεπίδιον,
I. a plant, garden-cress, pepperwort: Lepidium sativum, Linn.; Plin. 19, 8, 51, § 166; Col. 11, 3, 16; 41; 12, 8, 3.

Origins

Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek λέπω (lépō) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) ? Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek λεπίδιον (lepídion)bor. Latin lepidium Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπίδιον (lepídion).

Descendants
  • Englishlepidiumfrom Translingual Lepidium

Quick answers

What does lepidium mean in Latin?
lepidium, a noun, means “A plant, garden cress, pepperwort, Lepidium sativum.”.
What is the genitive of lepidium?
The genitive singular is lepidiī. lepidium is neuter, second declension.