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lepus.

hare;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɫɛ.pʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈlɛː.pus]

  1. a hare

    declension-3 · masculine
    Sextus videt leporem.

  2. a poisonous sea fish colored like the hare

    declension-3 · masculine

  3. the constellation Lepus

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Perhaps not an Indo-European word. It may be of Iberian origin, or else of Celtiberian substrate origin and related to Massaliot λεβηρίς (lebērís, “European rabbit”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.