Copais
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See also: copáis
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κωπᾱῐ̈́ς (Kōpāḯs).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koːˈpaː.is/, [koːˈpäːɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /koˈpa.is/, [koˈpäːis]
Proper noun[edit]
Cōpāïs f sg (genitive Cōpāïdis); third declension
- a former lake of Boeotia, now drained
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cōpāïs |
| Genitive | Cōpāïdis |
| Dative | Cōpāïdī |
| Accusative | Cōpāïdem |
| Ablative | Cōpāïde |
| Vocative | Cōpāïs |
References[edit]
- Copais in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Copais Lacus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly