eupetalos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐπέταλος (eupétalos), from εὖ (, well, good) + πέταλος (pétalos, broad, flat).

Pronunciation

Noun

eupetalos f (genitive eupetalī); second declension

  1. Spurge-laurel, Daphne laureola
  2. An unknown gem, perhaps the opal

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

singular plural
nominative eupetalos eupetalī
eupetaloe
genitive eupetalī eupetalōrum
dative eupetalō eupetalīs
accusative eupetalon eupetalōs
ablative eupetalō eupetalīs
vocative eupetale eupetalī
eupetaloe

References

  • eupetalos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • eupetalos”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.