Copernicus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Copernicus.

Proper noun

Copernicus

  1. Nicolaus Copernicus, a mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe.

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Latin

Etymology

Latinized from Polish Kopernik + -us by Nicolaus Copernicus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /koˈper.ni.kus/, [kɔˈpɛrnɪkʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /koˈper.ni.kus/, [koˈpɛrnikus]

Proper noun

Copernicus m sg (genitive Copernicī); second declension

  1. a surname from Polish

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Copernicus
Genitive Copernicī
Dative Copernicō
Accusative Copernicum
Ablative Copernicō
Vocative Copernice

Descendants

  • English: Copernicus
  • German: Copernicus, Kopernikus
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