noun · masculinesecond declension
acopos
acopos m (genitive acopī)
Meaning
- masculineA stone (thought to be quartz or spar) supposed to ease fatigue
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | acopos | acopī acopoe |
| genitive | acopī | acopōrum |
| dative | acopō | acopīs |
| accusative | acopon acopum | acopōs |
| ablative | acopō | acopīs |
| vocative | acope | acopī acopoe |
ăcŏpos, -us, i, m., or ăcōpon, -um, i, n., = ἄκοπος (removing weariness, pain, etc.).
I. A kind of stone, perh. crystalline quartz or spar, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 143.—
II. f., a plant useful in childbirth, also called anagyros, id. 27, 4, 13.—
III. Aco-pum (sc. medicamentum or unguentum), i, n., a soothing salve, Cels. 4, 31; 5, 24; Plin. 23, 8, 80; 29, 3, 13 al.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκοπος (ákopos, “removing weariness”), from ἀ- (a-) + κόπος (kópos).