scopus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai (“to look at”), from Proto-Indo-European *sḱep-ye-, from a metathesis of *speḱ-. Cognate to Latin speciō (“I see”).
duae sagittae in scopō (two arrows in a target)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsko.pus/, [ˈs̠kɔpʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsko.pus/, [ˈskɔːpus]
Noun
scopus m (genitive scopī); second declension
- a target
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scopus | scopī |
| Genitive | scopī | scopōrum |
| Dative | scopō | scopīs |
| Accusative | scopum | scopōs |
| Ablative | scopō | scopīs |
| Vocative | scope | scopī |