perspicillum

Latin

Etymology

Coined by Galileo in Sidereus Nuncius in 1610

Noun

perspicillum n (genitive perspicillī); second declension

1. telescope, spyglass
2. spectacles, glasses

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	perspicillum	perspicilla
genitive	perspicillī	perspicillōrum
dative	perspicillō	perspicillīs
accusative	perspicillum	perspicilla
ablative	perspicillō	perspicillīs
vocative	perspicillum	perspicilla

Related terms

• perspicio