copis

Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοπίς (kopís), from κόπτω (kóptō, I cut).

Pronunciation

Noun

copis f (genitive copidis); third declension

  1. a short sword
    Near-synonyms: ēnsis, gladius, machaera
Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative copis copidēs
genitive copidis copidum
dative copidī copidibus
accusative copidem copidēs
ablative copide copidibus
vocative copis copidēs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

cōpis

  1. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter singular of cōps

Adjective

cōpīs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative masculine/feminine plural of cōps

Further reading

  • copis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • copis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • copis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • copis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • copis”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin