noun · femininefirst declension
lepista
lepista f (genitive lepistae)
Meaning
- feminineA goblet
lepistae etiamnunc Sabinorum fanis pauperioribus plerisque aut fictiles sunt aut aeneae.
c. 280 CE, Nonius Marcellus, De compendiosa doctrina II 220Ferunt pulchras creterras, aureas lepistas.
They carry beautiful mixing-bowls, golden lepistaec. 270 BCE – c. 201 BCE, Gnaeus Naevius, Bellum Punicum
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lepista | lepistae lepestae |
| genitive | lepistae lepestae | lepistārum lepestārum |
| dative | lepistae lepestae | lepistīs lepestīs |
| accusative | lepistam lepestam | lepistās lepestās |
| ablative | lepistā | lepistīs lepestīs |
| vocative | lepista | lepistae lepestae |
lĕpista (lĕpesta and lĕpasta), ae, f., = λεπαστή,
I. a drinking - vessel, goblet: lepista genus vasis aquarii, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.: lepistae aut fictiles aut aëneae, Varr. ap. Non. 547, 26: ferunt pulchras crateras aureasque lepistas, Naev. ap. Mar. Vict. p. 2587 P.—Form lepesta, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 714 P.; Varr. L. L. 5, § 123 Müll.—Form lepasta, Varr. ap. Non. 547, 24; Serv. Verg. E. 7, 33.
Origins
Varro claims the term derives from Ancient Greek δεπέσταν (depéstan), although this term is unattested outside of Varro. It is more likely that it derives from the similar form λεπαστή (lepastḗ). It is possible that the term proposed by Varro is connected to δέπαστρον (dépastron), from δέπας (dépas). Varro also implies that the term may have been borrowed from Sabine, although he may also suggest that the Latin and Sabine term both derive from the same source.