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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κωπᾱῐ̈́ς (Kōpāḯs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cōpāïs f sg (genitive Cōpāïdis); third declension
- a former lake of Boeotia, now drained
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- 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