microcosmos
English
Etymology
micro- + cosmos
Noun
microcosmos (plural microcosmoi or microcosmoses)
- A small or microscopic cosmos; a microcosm.
- 1916, Classical Philology (University of Chicago Press), volume 11, page 222:
- So the double men of Aristophanes are microcosmoi (p. 566); as the world is divided, so are they.
- 1916, Classical Philology (University of Chicago Press), volume 11, page 222:
Latin
Noun
microcosmōs
- accusative plural of microcosmus
Romanian
Alternative forms
- microcosm
Etymology
From French microcosme or Latin microcosmus.
Noun
microcosmos n (plural microcosmosuri)
- microcosm; a little world in miniature.
Declension
Declension of microcosmos
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) microcosmos | microcosmosul | (niște) microcosmosuri | microcosmosurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) microcosmos | microcosmosului | (unor) microcosmosuri | microcosmosurilor |
vocative | microcosmosule | microcosmosurilor |
Spanish
Noun
microcosmos m (plural microcosmos)
- microcosmos
Noun
microcosmos
- plural of microcosmo
Further reading
- “microcosmos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014