scopus

See also: Scopus

Latin

duae sagittae in scopō (two arrows in a target)

Alternative forms

scopos

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.pus/, [ˈskɔ.pʊs]

Noun

scopus m (genitive scopī); second declension

a target

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scopus	scopī
Genitive	scopī	scopōrum
Dative	scopō	scopīs
Accusative	scopum	scopōs
Ablative	scopō	scopīs
Vocative	scope	scopī

Descendants

Italian: scopo
- English: scope
  - → Irish: scóp

References

scopus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
scopus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
scopus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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