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From the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”) with the diminutive suffix -ulus.^[1] Compare Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi, “eye”), Ancient Greek ὄσσε (ósse, “eyes”), ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ku.lus/, [ˈɔkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ku.lus/, [ˈɔːkulus]

Noun

oculus m (genitive oculī); second declension

(literally, anatomy) eye [ synonym ▲][ quotations ▼]
Synonym: (Ecclesiastical Latin) palpebra
(transferred sense):
1. sight, vision
2. (poetic, literary) luminary of the sun and stars
3. spot resembling an eye, such as on a peacock feather
4. (botany):
  1. eye, bud, bourgeon
  2. bud, bulb or knob on many roots, on the reed, etc.
  3. great houseleek [ synonym ▲]
    Synonym: aizōum majus
(figuratively):
1. principal ornament
2. eye of the soul, mind's eye [ quotations ▼]

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Inflection

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	oculus	oculī
Genitive	oculī	oculōrum
Dative	oculō	oculīs
Accusative	oculum	oculōs
Ablative	oculō	oculīs
Vocative	ocule	oculī

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	From the <span class="etyl">[[wikipedia:Proto-Indo-European_language\|Proto-Indo-European]]</span> root <em class="Latn mention" lang="ine-pro">[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃ekʷ-\|*h₃ekʷ-]]</em> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">eye; to see</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> with the diminutive suffix <em class="Latn mention" lang="la">[[wikt:-ulus#Latin\|-ulus]]</em>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference">[[wikt:oculus#cite_note-1\|[1]]]</sup> Compare <span class="etyl">[[wikipedia:Sanskrit\|Sanskrit]]</span> <em class="Deva mention" lang="sa">[[wikt:अक्षि#Sanskrit\|अक्षि]]</em> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="sa-Latn" class="mention-tr tr Latn">ákṣi</span>, <span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">eye</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="etyl">[[wikipedia:Ancient_Greek\|Ancient Greek]]</span> <em class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">[[wikt:ὄσσε#Ancient_Greek\|ὄσσε]]</em> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="grc-Latn" class="mention-tr tr Latn">ósse</span>, <span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">eyes</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <em class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">[[wikt:ὤψ#Ancient_Greek\|ὤψ]]</em> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="grc-Latn" class="mention-tr tr Latn">ṓps</span>, <span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">eye</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>.		From the <span class="etyl">[[wikipedia:Proto-Indo-European_language\|Proto-Indo-European]]</span> root <em class="Latn mention" lang="ine-pro">[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃ekʷ-\|*h₃ekʷ-]]</em> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">eye; to see</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> with the diminutive suffix <em class="Latn mention" lang="la">[[wikt:-ulus#Latin\|-ulus]]</em>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference">[[wikt:oculus#cite_note-1\|[1]]]</sup> Compare <span class="etyl">[[wikipedia:Sanskrit\|Sanskrit]]</span> <em class="Deva mention" lang="sa">[[wikt:अक्षि#Sanskrit\|अक्षि]]</em> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="sa-Latn" class="mention-tr tr Latn">ákṣi</span>, <span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">eye</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="etyl">[[wikipedia:Ancient_Greek\|Ancient Greek]]</span> <em class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">[[wikt:ὄσσε#Ancient_Greek\|ὄσσε]]</em> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="grc-Latn" class="mention-tr tr Latn">ósse</span>, <span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">eyes</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <em class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">[[wikt:ὤψ#Ancient_Greek\|ὤψ]]</em> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="grc-Latn" class="mention-tr tr Latn">ṓps</span>, <span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">eye</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>.

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