LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cornūcōpia

cornūcōpia f (genitive cornūcōpiae)
Classical[kɔr.nuːˈkoː.pi.a]Ecclesiastical[kor.nuˈkɔː.pi.a]

Meaning

  1. Greekcornucopia

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecornūcōpiacornūcōpiae
genitivecornūcōpiaecornūcōpiārum
dativecornūcōpiaecornūcōpiīs
accusativecornūcōpiamcornūcōpiās
ablativecornūcōpiācornūcōpiīs
vocativecornūcōpiacornūcōpiae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Latincornūcōpia

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Italic *kornū Latin cornū Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin co- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opis Latin ops Latin cōps Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin cōpia Latin cornūcōpia From cornū (“horn”) + cōpia (“abundance”).

Descendants
  • Englishcornucopia
  • Italiancornucopia
  • Portuguesecornucópia
  • Spanishcornucopia

Quick answers

What does cornūcōpia mean in Latin?
cornūcōpia, a noun, means “cornucopia”.
What is the genitive of cornūcōpia?
The genitive singular is cornūcōpiae. cornūcōpia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cornūcōpia?
In classical Latin, [kɔr.nuːˈkoː.pi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kor.nuˈkɔː.pi.a].
Where does cornūcōpia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Latin cornūcōpia.