acopos

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκοπος (ákopos, removing weariness), from ἀ- (a-) +‎ κόπος (kópos).

Noun

acopos m (genitive acopī); second declension

  1. A stone (thought to be quartz or spar) supposed to ease fatigue

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

singular plural
nominative acopos acopī
genitive acopī acopōrum
dative acopō acopīs
accusative acopon acopōs
ablative acopō acopīs
vocative acope acopī

References

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