limpidus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) clear, bright, transparent, limpid
2. (Late-Latin, adjective, declension-1, declension-2) clean

Concepts

limpid

sheer

Translations

límpid

deutlich

klar

limpide

limpido

duidelijk

límpido

límpido

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈlɪm.pɪ.dʊs]

Etymology

Of unclear origin. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“to shine”) and so cognate with Old Norse leiptr (“lightning”), Lithuanian liepsnà (“flame”), Ancient Greek λάμπω (lámpō, “to shine”), Lithuanian lópė (“light”), Latvian lāpa (“torch”). Another theory links the word to limpor (“clear liquid”) and/or lympha (“clear river water”). Finally, an alternative theory derives the word, perhaps via a dialectal Sabellic form, from an unattested *limp-ē- (“to be liquid”), from Proto-Italic *lin-kʷ-ē-, itself related to *linkʷō (“to leave”).