scopus
See also: Scopus
Latin
duae sagittae in scopō (two arrows in a target)
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai (“to look at”), from Proto-Indo-European *sḱep-ye-, from a metathesis of *speḱ-. Cognate to Latin speciō (“I see”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsko.pus/, [ˈskɔ.pʊs]
Noun
scopus m (genitive scopī); second declension
- a target
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scopus | scopī |
| genitive | scopī | scopōrum |
| dative | scopō | scopīs |
| accusative | scopum | scopōs |
| ablative | scopō | scopīs |
| vocative | scope | scopī |
Descendants
References
- scopus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- scopus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- scopus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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