scopes

English

Noun

scopes

1. plural of scope

Verb

scopes

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scope

Anagrams

• copses

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Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκῶπες (skôpes).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskoː.pes/, [ˈs̠koːpɛs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.pes/, [ˈskɔːpes]

Noun

scōpēs f pl (genitive scōpum); third declension

1. a kind of owl

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Plural
Nominative	scōpēs
Genitive	scōpum
Dative	scōpibus
Accusative	scōpēs
Ablative	scōpibus
Vocative	scōpēs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskoː.peːs/, [ˈs̠koːpeːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.pes/, [ˈskɔːpes]

Verb

scōpēs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of scōpō

References

• “scopes”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• scopes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette