opalus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, gem, stone).

Noun

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opalus m (genitive opalī); second declension

  1. opal

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative opalus opalī
Genitive opalī opalōrum
Dative opalō opalīs
Accusative opalum opalōs
Ablative opalō opalīs
Vocative opale opalī

Descendants

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  • Catalan: òpal
  • French: opale
  • German: Opal
  • Italian: opale

See also

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References

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