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
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