adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
tepidus
tepidus (feminine tepida, neuter tepidum)
Classical[ˈtɛ.pɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.pi.dus]
Meaning
- adjectivetepid, moderately warm
- adjectivelukewarm, cool, cooled
- adjectivefaint, languid
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tepidus | tepida | tepidum |
| genitive | tepidī | tepidae | tepidī |
| dative | tepidō | tepidae | tepidō |
| accusative | tepidum | tepidam | tepidum |
| ablative | tepidō | tepidā | tepidō |
| vocative | tepide | tepida | tepidum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tepidī | tepidae | tepida |
| genitive | tepidōrum | tepidārum | tepidōrum |
| dative | tepidīs | tepidīs | tepidīs |
| accusative | tepidōs | tepidās | tepida |
| ablative | tepidīs | tepidīs | tepidīs |
| vocative | tepidī | tepidae | tepida |
tĕpĭdus, a, um, adj. tepeo,
I. moderately warm, lukewarm, tepid (cf.: calidus, fervidus).
I. Lit.:
frigidum aliquid et calidum novimus: inter utrumque tepidum est. Si tepido illi plus frigidi ingessero, fiet frigidum: si plus calidi affudero, fiet novissime calidum, Sen. Ep. 92, 21; so, calidus tepidusque vapor, Lucr. 2, 858: tactus, id. 6, 1165: lac, Ov. M. 7, 247: jus, Hor. S. 1, 3, 81: sol, id. Ep. 1, 20, 19: brumae, id. C. 2, 6, 17: cruor, Verg. A. 6, 248: foci, Ov. F. 2, 646: rogi, id. H. 6, 90; id. Tr. 1, 5, 12: Notus, id. P. 4, 10, 43: Berenicida, Luc. 9, 524: aqua, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 123; 31, 2, 2, § 4.—Comp.: fastigia tepidiora, Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 2: dies, id. ib. 3, 10, 3; Plin. 10, 59, 79, § 163.—Sup.: cubiculum hieme tepidissimum, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 24. — II. Trop., opp. to heat, ardor, lukewarm, cooled, faint, languid, etc.:
tepidam recalescere mentem, Ov. R. Am. 629; so, mens, id. A. A. 2, 445: ignes, id. M. 11, 225; id. Am. 2, 19, 15: adflarant tepidae pectora vestra faces, id. R. Am. 434.—Adv.: tĕpĭdē, tepidly, lukewarmly. a. Lit., Col. 8, 5, 19. — Comp., Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 25; Lampr. Comm. 1, § 9.—*
b. Trop., without warmth, flatly:
tepidissime hoc dicebat, Aug. Conf. 8, 11 med.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tepidus adj.
TEP-, moderately warm, lukewarm, tepid : lac, O.: ius, H.: sol, H.: cruor, V.: rogi, O.—Fig., lukewarm, cool, faint, languid : mens, O.: faces, O.
Origins
From tepeō (“to be warm”) + -idus.
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalantebi
- Occitantebés
- Occitantebi
- Occitantebe
- Gascontébetfrom Occitan tebés
Insular Romance
- Sardiniantébidu
- Sardiniantébiu
- Sardiniantépiu
Borrowings
- Englishtepid
- Frenchtépide
- Portuguesetépido
- Galiciantépedo
- Interlinguatepide
Italo-Romance
- Italiantiepido
- Italiantepido
- Tuscantiepito
- Tuscanchiepito
- Tuscanchiepido
- Tuscanchiebito
- Siciliantèpitu
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesetíbiofrom Old Galician-Portuguese tibio
- Spanishtibiofrom Old Spanish tibio
- Asturiantibiu
- Galiciantibiofrom Old Galician-Portuguese tibio
- Ladinotiviofrom Old Spanish tibio
- Ladinoטיב׳ייוfrom Old Spanish tibio
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchtiède
- Franco-Provençaltiedo
- Normantchiède
- Walloontiene
Padanian
- Emiliantevad
- Emiliantèved
- Emiliantevd
- Friuliantivid
- Liguriantêvio
- Liguriantéio
- Alpinetivifrom Lombard tevi
- Ossolanotèvifrom Lombard tevi
- Ossolanotéviofrom Lombard tevi
- Piedmontesetëbbi
In English words that came into English from tepidus
- tepidtepidus
- tepidariumtepidārium