microcosmus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μικρόκοσμος (mikrókosmos)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mi.kroˈkos.mus/, [mɪ.krɔˈkɔs.mʊs]
Noun
microcosmus m (genitive microcosmī); second declension
- microcosm; a little world in miniature.
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | microcosmus | microcosmī |
Genitive | microcosmī | microcosmōrum |
Dative | microcosmō | microcosmīs |
Accusative | microcosmum | microcosmōs |
Ablative | microcosmō | microcosmīs |
Vocative | microcosme | microcosmī |
Descendants
- English: microcosm
- French: microcosme
- Polish: mikrokosmos
References
- microcosmus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- microcosmus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette