lapidar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lapidāre. First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

lapidar (first-person singular present lapido, first-person singular preterite lapidí, past participle lapidat)

  1. (transitive) to stone (to kill by pelting with stones)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ lapidar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Further reading

German

Etymology

18th century, from Latin lapidarius, after French lapidaire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lapiˈdaːr/, [ˌla.piˈdaː(ɐ̯)], [-pɪ-], [-ˈdaːʁ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
  • Hyphenation: la‧pi‧dar

Adjective

lapidar (strong nominative masculine singular lapidarer, comparative lapidarer, superlative am lapidarsten)

  1. (dated) succinct, concise, lapidary
    Synonyms: prägnant, treffend, bündig, kurz und knapp/klar
  2. (now more often) inappropriately brief, terse, offhand, not providing sufficient information, not showing sufficient concern
    Der Minister wischte alle Bedenken mit einer lapidaren Bemerkung beiseite.
    The minister brushed off all concerns with a terse remark.

Declension

Derived terms

  • Lapidarität
  • Lapidarstil

Further reading

  • lapidar” in Duden online
  • lapidar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lapidāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.piˈda(ʁ)/ [la.piˈda(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /la.piˈda(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /la.piˈda(ʁ)/ [la.piˈda(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /la.piˈda(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.piˈdaɾ/ [lɐ.piˈðaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.piˈda.ɾi/ [lɐ.piˈða.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: la‧pi‧dar

Verb

lapidar (first-person singular present lapido, first-person singular preterite lapidei, past participle lapidado)

  1. to cut (a gemstone)
  2. to stone, lapidate

Conjugation

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lapidaire.

Adjective

lapidar m or n (feminine singular lapidară, masculine plural lapidari, feminine and neuter plural lapidare)

  1. lapidary

Declension

Declension of lapidar
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite lapidar lapidară lapidari lapidare
definite lapidarul lapidara lapidarii lapidarele
genitive-
dative
indefinite lapidar lapidare lapidari lapidare
definite lapidarului lapidarei lapidarilor lapidarelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lapidāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lapiˈdaɾ/ [la.piˈð̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: la‧pi‧dar

Verb

lapidar (first-person singular present lapido, first-person singular preterite lapidé, past participle lapidado)

  1. to stone (to throw stones at)
    Synonym: apedrear

Conjugation

Further reading