opitulus

Latin

Etymology

From ops ("aid") and tulī, suppletive perfect of ferō ("to bring"). Compare opifer.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈpi.tu.lus/, [ɔˈpɪt̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈpi.tu.lus/, [oˈpiːt̪ulus]

Adjective

opitulus (feminine opitula, neuter opitulum); first/second-declension adjective

(of Jupiter) aid-bringing

Declension

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References

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

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