scopus
See also: Scopus
Contents
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
scopus m (genitive scopī); second declension
- a target
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | scopus | scopī |
genitive | scopī | scopōrum |
dative | scopō | scopīs |
accusative | scopum | scopōs |
ablative | scopō | scopīs |
vocative | scope | scopī |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- 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