telescopium
See also: Telescopium
Latin
Etymology
Coined by Galileo Galilei (although he did not invent the device) as telescopio, from Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos, “far-seeing”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /teː.lesˈko.pi.um/, [t̪eːɫ̪ɛs̠ˈkɔpiʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /te.lesˈko.pi.um/, [t̪elesˈkɔːpium]
Noun
tēlescopium n (genitive tēlescopiī or tēlescopī); second declension
- (New Latin) a telescope
Declension
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).