Cophen

Latin

View of the river

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κωφήν (Kōphḗn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.pʰeːn/, [ˈkoːpʰeːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈko.fen/, [ˈkɔːfen]

Proper noun

Cōphēn m sg (genitive Cōphēnis); third declension

1. A tributary river of the Indus, now the Kabul river

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cōphēn
Genitive	Cōphēnis
Dative	Cōphēnī
Accusative	Cōphēnem
Ablative	Cōphēne
Vocative	Cōphēn

References

• Cophen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Cophen”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly