adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
vapidus
vapidus (feminine vapida, neuter vapidum)
Classical[ˈwa.pɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.pi.dus]
Meaning
- adjectivethat has emitted steam or vapor (i.e. its "spirit")
- adjectiveusuallyflat or vapid; that has lost its freshness
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vapidus | vapida | vapidum |
| genitive | vapidī | vapidae | vapidī |
| dative | vapidō | vapidae | vapidō |
| accusative | vapidum | vapidam | vapidum |
| ablative | vapidō | vapidā | vapidō |
| vocative | vapide | vapida | vapidum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vapidī | vapidae | vapida |
| genitive | vapidōrum | vapidārum | vapidōrum |
| dative | vapidīs | vapidīs | vapidīs |
| accusative | vapidōs | vapidās | vapida |
| ablative | vapidīs | vapidīs | vapidīs |
| vocative | vapidī | vapidae | vapida |
văpĭdus, a, um, adj. vapor,
I. that has emitted steam or vapor, i. e. that has lost its life and spirit, spoiled, flat, vapid.
I. Lit.:
vinum, Col. 12, 5, 1.—II. Transf., spoiled, bad.
B. Trop.:
astutam vapido servas sub pectore vulpem, Pers. 5, 117.—Adv.: văpĭdē, poorly, badly, ill: se habere, for male se habere, a favorite expression of Augustus, Suet. Aug. 87.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin vapidus From vapor + -idus.
Descendants
- Englishvapid
In English words that came into English from vapidus
- vapidvapidus