[ˈɔ.pi.ũː], [ˈɔː.pi.um]
OriginBorrowed from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), from ὀπός (opós, “juice of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷos (“juice, resin”).
- declension-2, neuteropium, poppy-juice
“Multa venēna ut coffēinum, opium, morphīnum sunt remedia.” — Many poisons like caffeine, opium and morphine are remedies.
Formsopiī(genitive) · opī(genitive) · opium(nominative, singular) · opia(nominative, plural) · opiī(genitive, singular) · opī(genitive, singular) · opiōrum(genitive, plural) · opiō(dative, singular) · opiīs(dative, plural) · opium(accusative, singular) · opia(accusative, plural) · opiō(ablative, singular) · opiīs(ablative, plural) · opium(singular, vocative) · opia(plural, vocative) · opion(alternative)
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