microcosmus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρόκοσμος (mikrókosmos)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /mi.kroˈkos.mus/, [mɪ.krɔˈkɔs.mʊs]

Noun

microcosmus m (genitive microcosmī); second declension

microcosm; a little world in miniature.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	microcosmus	microcosmī
Genitive	microcosmī	microcosmōrum
Dative	microcosmō	microcosmīs
Accusative	microcosmum	microcosmōs
Ablative	microcosmō	microcosmīs
Vocative	microcosme	microcosmī

Descendants

English: microcosm
French: microcosme
Polish: mikrokosmos

References

microcosmus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
microcosmus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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