opalus

Latin

Etymology

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

Noun

opalus m (genitive opalī); second declension

  1. opal

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative opalus opalī
genitive opalī opalōrum
dative opalō opalīs
accusative opalum opalōs
ablative opalō opalīs
vocative opale opalī

Descendants

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

See also

References

  • “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.
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