copis
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοπίς (kopís), from κόπτω (kóptō, “I cut”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈko.pis/, [ˈkɔ.pɪs]
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | copis | copidēs |
Genitive | copidis | copidum |
Dative | copidī | copidibus |
Accusative | copidem | copidēs |
Ablative | copide | copidibus |
Vocative | copis | copidēs |
References
- 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
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to choose one from a large number of instances: ex infinita exemplorum copia unum (pauca) sumere, decerpere (eligere)
- (ambiguous) a full and copious style of speech: ubertas (not divitiae) et copia orationis
- (ambiguous) richness of ideas: crebritas or copia (opp. inopia) sententiarum or simply copia
- (ambiguous) abundance of material: materia rerum et copia uberrima
- (ambiguous) profusion of words: copia, ubertas verborum
- (ambiguous) to be abandoned to a life of excess: omnium rerum copia diffluere
- (ambiguous) money is plentiful at 6 per cent: semissibus magna copia est
- (ambiguous) want of corn; scarcity in the corn-market: inopia (opp. copia) rei frumentariae
- (ambiguous) to choose one from a large number of instances: ex infinita exemplorum copia unum (pauca) sumere, decerpere (eligere)
- 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
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