adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
limpidus
limpidus (feminine limpida, neuter limpidum, superlative limpidissimus)
Classical[ˈlɪm.pɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlim.pi.dus]
Meaning
- adjectiveclear, bright, transparent, limpid
- Late Latinadjectiveclean
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | limpidus | limpida | limpidum |
| genitive | limpidī | limpidae | limpidī |
| dative | limpidō | limpidae | limpidō |
| accusative | limpidum | limpidam | limpidum |
| ablative | limpidō | limpidā | limpidō |
| vocative | limpide | limpida | limpidum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | limpidī | limpidae | limpida |
| genitive | limpidōrum | limpidārum | limpidōrum |
| dative | limpidīs | limpidīs | limpidīs |
| accusative | limpidōs | limpidās | limpida |
| ablative | limpidīs | limpidīs | limpidīs |
| vocative | limpidī | limpidae | limpida |
limpĭdus, a, um, adj. Gr. λάμπω; cf. lepor, O-lymp-us,
I. clear, bright, pellucid, transparent, limpid (poet and in post-Aug. prose):
lacus, Cat. 4, 24: limpidior aqua fiet, Vitr. 8, 7: vinum limpidissimum, Col. 12, 28, 3: limpidae chrysolithi, Plin. 37, 9, 42, § 126: alumen, id. 35, 15, 52, § 184.— II. Transf., pure, clean:
panis, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1, 2: linimentum, id. ib. 1, 1, 34: lana, id. Acut. 2, 18, 103.—Hence, lim-pĭdē, adv., clearly, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3, 30.—II. Trop.:
perspicere, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 1, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
limpidus adj.,
limpid, transparent: lacus, Ct.
Origins
Of unclear origin. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“to shine”) and so cognate with Old Norse leiptr (“lightning”), Lithuanian liepsnà (“flame”), Ancient Greek λάμπω (lámpō, “to shine”), Lithuanian lópė (“light”), Latvian lāpa (“torch”). Another theory links the word to limpor (“clear liquid”) and/or lympha (“clear river water”). Finally, an alternative theory derives the word, perhaps via a dialectal Sabellic form, from an unattested *limp-ē- (“to be liquid”), from Proto-Italic *lin-kʷ-ē-, itself related to *linkʷō (“to leave”).
Borrowings
- Frenchlimpide
- Englishlimpidfrom French limpide
- Italianlimpido
- Portugueselímpido
- Romanianlimpid
- Spanishlímpido
Insular Romance
- Sardinianlimpidu
- Sardinianlimpiu
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueselimpo
- Spanishlimpio
- Asturianllimpiu
- Galicianlimpo
Balkan Romance
- Romanianlimpede
- Aromanianlimpid
- Aromanianlimpidu
- Aromanianlimpidi
- Aromanianlimpide
- Aromanianlimbid
- Aromanianlimbit
Italo-Romance
- Italianlémporo
- Corsicanlimpiu
Occitano-Romance
- Occitanlinde
- Gasconlimpe
North Italian
- Friulianlimpi
- Istriotleînpio