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noun · neutersecond declension

mīcroscopium

mīcroscopium n (genitive mīcroscopiī)
Classical[miː.krɔsˈkɔ.pi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[mi.krosˈkɔː.pi.um]

Meaning

  1. New Latinmicroscope

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemīcroscopiummīcroscopia
genitivemīcroscopiīmīcroscopiōrum
dativemīcroscopiōmīcroscopiīs
accusativemīcroscopiummīcroscopia
ablativemīcroscopiōmīcroscopiīs
vocativemīcroscopiummīcroscopia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greek μῑκρός(mīkrós)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  5. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  6. Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι(sképtomai)
  7. Latinmīcroscopium

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin mīcroscopium From Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “small”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “to look at”) + Latin -ium. Compare tēlescopium, ultimately derived from τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos, “far-seeing”).

In English words that came into English from mīcroscopium

  • microscopemīcroscopium

Quick answers

What does mīcroscopium mean in Latin?
mīcroscopium, a noun, means “microscope”.
What is the genitive of mīcroscopium?
The genitive singular is mīcroscopiī. mīcroscopium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce mīcroscopium?
In classical Latin, [miː.krɔsˈkɔ.pi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mi.krosˈkɔː.pi.um].
Where does mīcroscopium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? → Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) → Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti → Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai → Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) → Latin mīcroscopium.