lapis

See also: lápis

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (“pencil”).

Noun

lapis

pencil

Bolinao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (“pencil”).

Noun

lapis

pencil

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: la‧pis

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

lapis

the doublespotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)

Etymology 2

From Spanish lápiz (“pencil”), from Latin lapis (“stone”).

Noun

lapis

a pencil

Indonesian

Noun

lapis

Adjective

lapis

in layers

Derived terms

lapisan
berlapis
melapis

Italian

Noun

lapis m (invariable)

pencil
Synonym: matita
sanguine (red chalk)
Synonym: sanguigna

Derived terms

appuntalapis

Descendants

→ Portuguese: lápis

Anagrams

salpi, spali, pails

Latin

Etymology

May be connected with Ancient Greek λέπας (lépas, “bare rock, crag”), from Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel”). Confer with saxum - secō, rupēs - rumpō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.pis/

Noun

lapis m (genitive lapidis); third declension

a stone
- 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Genesis 28:22
  et lapis iste quem erexi in titulum vocabitur Domus Dei
  And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house
a milestone
a boundary stone
gravestone, tombstone
Lapis Manalis in Latin "stone of manes" covers the gate of Hades or underworld
a stone platform at a slave auction
a statue
(poetic) jewel, precious stone

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lapis	lapidēs
genitive	lapidis	lapidum
dative	lapidī	lapidibus
accusative	lapidem	lapidēs
ablative	lapide	lapidibus
vocative	lapis	lapidēs

Synonyms

(a stone): saxum

Derived terms

lapicīda
lapidāris
lapidēscō
lapideus
lapidō
lapidōsus
lapillus
lapiō

Related terms

Descendants

Albanian: laps
Catalan: llapis
Italian: lapide, lapis
Galician: lapis, lapislázuli
Portuguese: lápide, lápis (via Italian)
Romanian: lespede
Russian: ляпис (ljapis)
Spanish: lápiz, lápida

References

lapis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
lapis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
lapis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
lapis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
lapis in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 678

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (“pencil”).

Noun

lapis

pencil

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (“pencil”).

Noun

lapis

pencil

Matigsalug Manobo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (“pencil”).

Noun

lapis

pencil

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (“pencil”).

Noun

lapis

pencil

Tetum

Etymology

From Portuguese lápis.

Noun

lapis

pencil

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lápiz (“pencil”).

Noun

lapis

pencil

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