Copais

See also: copáis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κωπᾱῐ̈́ς (Kōpāĭ̈́s).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /koːˈpaː.is/, [koːˈpäːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /koˈpa.is/, [koˈpäːis]

Proper noun

Cōpāïs f sg (genitive Cōpāïdis); third declension

1. a former lake of Boeotia, now drained

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cōpāïs
genitive	Cōpāïdis
dative	Cōpāïdī
accusative	Cōpāïdem
ablative	Cōpāïde
vocative	Cōpāïs

References

• Copais in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Copais Lacus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly