opitulus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ops ("aid") and tulī, suppletive perfect of ferō ("to bring"). Compare opifer.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /oˈpi.tu.lus/, [ɔˈpɪt̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈpi.tu.lus/, [oˈpiːt̪ulus]
Adjective
[edit]opitulus (feminine opitula, neuter opitulum); first/second-declension adjective
- (of Jupiter) aid-bringing
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | opitulus | opitula | opitulum | opitulī | opitulae | opitula | |
| genitive | opitulī | opitulae | opitulī | opitulōrum | opitulārum | opitulōrum | |
| dative | opitulō | opitulae | opitulō | opitulīs | |||
| accusative | opitulum | opitulam | opitulum | opitulōs | opitulās | opitula | |
| ablative | opitulō | opitulā | opitulō | opitulīs | |||
| vocative | opitule | opitula | opitulum | opitulī | opitulae | opitula | |
References
[edit]- “opitulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- opitulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.