LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

perspicillum

perspicillum n (genitive perspicillī)

Meaning

  1. neutertelescope, spyglass
  2. neuterspectacles, glasses

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeperspicillumperspicilla
genitiveperspicillīperspicillōrum
dativeperspicillōperspicillīs
accusativeperspicillumperspicilla
ablativeperspicillōperspicillīs
vocativeperspicillumperspicilla

Origins

Coined by Galileo in Sidereus Nuncius in 1610

Quick answers

What does perspicillum mean in Latin?
perspicillum, a noun, means “telescope, spyglass; spectacles, glasses”.
What is the genitive of perspicillum?
The genitive singular is perspicillī. perspicillum is neuter, second declension.