telescopium
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See also: Telescopium
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined by Galileo Galilei (although he did not invent the device) as telescopio, from Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos, “far-seeing”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /teː.lesˈko.pi.um/, [t̪eːɫ̪ɛs̠ˈkɔpiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /te.lesˈko.pi.um/, [t̪elesˈkɔːpium]
Noun[edit]
tēlescopium n (genitive tēlescopiī or tēlescopī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tēlescopium | tēlescopia |
Genitive | tēlescopiī tēlescopī1 |
tēlescopiōrum |
Dative | tēlescopiō | tēlescopiīs |
Accusative | tēlescopium | tēlescopia |
Ablative | tēlescopiō | tēlescopiīs |
Vocative | tēlescopium | tēlescopia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).