copis
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοπίς (kopís), from κόπτω (kóptō, “I cut”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) 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.
| Case | 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