What does sapidus mean in Latin?

sapidus, a adjective, means “savoury, delicious, tasty; prudent, wise”.

How do you pronounce sapidus?

In classical Latin, [ˈsa.pɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsaː.pi.dus].

Proto-Italic *sapjō → Latin sapidus.

English words that go back to Latin sapidus include sapid, insipid and insipidity.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sapidus (feminine sapida, neuter sapidum)

Classical[ˈsa.pɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.pi.dus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sapidus	sapida	sapidum
genitive	sapidī	sapidae	sapidī
dative	sapidō	sapidae	sapidō
accusative	sapidum	sapidam	sapidum
ablative	sapidō	sapidā	sapidō
vocative	sapide	sapida	sapidum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sapidī	sapidae	sapida
genitive	sapidōrum	sapidārum	sapidōrum
dative	sapidīs	sapidīs	sapidīs
accusative	sapidōs	sapidās	sapida
ablative	sapidīs	sapidīs	sapidīs
vocative	sapidī	sapidae	sapida

săpĭdus, a, um, adj. sapio (post-class.).

I. Lit., well-tasted, relishing, savory: tucetum perquam sapidissimum, App. M. 2, p. 117, 32; 10, p. 344, 32: avis sapidior, Apic. 6, 6.—*

II. Trop., wise, prudent: puellae, Alcim. 6 prooem.—* Adv.: să-pĭdē, savorily: femur sapidissime percoctum, App. M. 8 fin.

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin sapidus From sapiō + -idus.

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