opitulus

Latin

Etymology

From ops ("aid") and tulī, suppletive perfect of ferō ("to bring"). Compare opifer.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈpi.tu.lus/, [ɔˈpɪt̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈpi.tu.lus/, [oˈpiːt̪ulus]

Adjective

opitulus (feminine opitula, neuter opitulum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (of Jupiter) aid-bringing

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	opitulus	opitula	opitulum		opitulī	opitulae	opitula
Genitive	opitulī	opitulae	opitulī		opitulōrum	opitulārum	opitulōrum
Dative	opitulō		opitulō		opitulīs
Accusative	opitulum	opitulam	opitulum		opitulōs	opitulās	opitula
Ablative	opitulō	opitulā	opitulō		opitulīs
Vocative	opitule	opitula	opitulum		opitulī	opitulae	opitula

References

• “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.