perspicillum

Latin

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Etymology

Coined by Galileo in Sidereus Nuncius in 1610

Noun

perspicillum (genitive perspicillī); n, second declension

1. telescope
2. spectacles, glasses

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	perspicillum	perspicilla
genitive	perspicillī	perspicillōrum
dative	perspicillō	perspicillīs
accusative	perspicillum	perspicilla
ablative	perspicillō	perspicillīs
vocative	perspicillum	perspicilla

Related terms

• perspicio