copis
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοπίς (kopís), from κόπτω (kóptō, “I cut”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈko.pis/, [ˈkɔpɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈko.pis/, [ˈkɔːpis]
Noun
[edit]copis f (genitive copidis); third declension
- A short sword
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | copis | copidēs |
| genitive | copidis | copidum |
| dative | copidī | copidibus |
| accusative | copidem | copidēs |
| ablative | copide | copidibus |
| vocative | copis | copidēs |
References
[edit]- “copis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “copis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- copis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “copis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “copis”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin