microscopium

See also: Microscopium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “small”) +‎ Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “to look at”) +‎ -ium. Compare tēlescopium, ultimately derived from τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos, “far-seeing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /miː.krosˈko.pi.um/, [miːkrɔs̠ˈkɔpiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mi.krosˈko.pi.um/, [mikrosˈkɔːpium]

Noun

mīcroscopium n (genitive mīcroscopiī); second declension

1. (New Latin) microscope

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	mīcroscopium	mīcroscopia
genitive	mīcroscopiī	mīcroscopiōrum
dative	mīcroscopiō	mīcroscopiīs
accusative	mīcroscopium	mīcroscopia
ablative	mīcroscopiō	mīcroscopiīs
vocative	mīcroscopium	mīcroscopia