eupetalos
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐπέταλος (eupétalos), from εὖ (eû, “well, good”) + πέταλος (pétalos, “broad, flat”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈpe.ta.los/, [ɛu̯ˈpɛt̪äɫ̪ɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈpe.ta.los/, [eu̯ˈpɛːt̪älos]
Noun edit
eupetalos f (genitive eupetalī); second declension
- Spurge-laurel, Daphne laureola
- An unknown gem, perhaps the opal
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eupetalos | eupetalī |
| Genitive | eupetalī | eupetalōrum |
| Dative | eupetalō | eupetalīs |
| Accusative | eupetalon | eupetalōs |
| Ablative | eupetalō | eupetalīs |
| Vocative | eupetale | eupetalī |
References edit
- “eupetalos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- eupetalos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.