1. ŏpălus — Lewis & Short
ŏpălus, i, m.,
I a precious stone, opal, Plin. 37, 6, 21, § 80; Isid. Orig. 16, 12.
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ŏpălus
ŏpălus · m
a precious stone
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What it meant
2. opalus — Walde–Hofmann
opalus, -i m. „Opal“ (seit Plin.) :: durch Vermittlung von gr. $mdAhoc m. aus ai. &palah „Stein* (Schrader RL.! 152 [I: 12] nach Lassen, Lokotsch n. 2135). 5 Uc opera, operer s. opus. operiö, -ui, -rtum, -ire ,verschliefe, bedecke* (seit Plaut., opertö, -üre seit Enn., operimentum n. seit Cato, opertórium'n. seit Sen., opertus, -üs seit Apul, opertäneus, -a, -um seit Plin. [nach Opp. ostentäneus, Eisinger -äneo-, … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. opalus, p. 1117]
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