cōpula
copula „Verbindungsstück, das Verbindungsband, die Leine“ bedeutet in diesem Zusammenhang das „Verknüpfende“ oder „Verbindende“
Latin
Etymology
Contraction of *coapula, from con- (“together”) + apō (“to join”) + -ula.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkoː.pu.la/, [ˈkoːpʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈko.pu.la/, [ˈkɔːpulä]
Noun
cōpula f (genitive cōpulae); first declension
- a bond, tie, band or other connecting item.
- a leash
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cōpula | cōpulae |
| Genitive | cōpulae | cōpulārum |
| Dative | cōpulae | cōpulīs |
| Accusative | cōpulam | cōpulās |
| Ablative | cōpulā | cōpulīs |
| Vocative | cōpula | cōpulae |