eupetalos

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈpe.ta.los/, [ɛu̯ˈpɛt̪äɫ̪ɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈpe.ta.los/, [eu̯ˈpɛːt̪älos]

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).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	eupetalos	eupetalī
Genitive	eupetalī	eupetalōrum
Dative	eupetalō	eupetalīs
Accusative	eupetalon	eupetalōs
Ablative	eupetalō	eupetalīs
Vocative	eupetale	eupetalī

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.