artopta

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρτόπτης (artóptēs), from ἄρτος (ártos, “loaf of bread”) + ὀπτάω (optáō, “to bake”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /arˈtop.ta/, [ärˈt̪ɔpt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈtop.ta/, [ärˈt̪ɔpt̪ä]

Noun

artopta m or f (genitive artoptae); first declension

1. a pan for baking bread
2. a baker

Usage notes

Dictionaries differ on the gender of this word.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	artopta	artoptae
genitive	artoptae	artoptārum
dative	artoptae	artoptīs
accusative	artoptam	artoptās
ablative	artoptā	artoptīs
vocative	artopta	artoptae

References

• “artopta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “artopta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers