Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκοπος (ákopos, removing weariness), from ἀ- (a-) +‎ κόπος (kópos).

Noun edit

acopos m (genitive acopī); second declension

  1. A stone (thought to be quartz or spar) supposed to ease fatigue

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acopos acopī
Genitive acopī acopōrum
Dative acopō acopīs
Accusative acopon acopōs
Ablative acopō acopīs
Vocative acope acopī

References edit

  • acopos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • acopos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.