οὐρανοσκόπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From οὐρᾰνός (ouranós, heaven, sky) + σκοπέω (skopéō, to look, contemplate).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

οὐρᾰνοσκόπος • (ouranoskópos) m or f (neuter οὐρᾰνοσκόπον); second declension

  1. observing the heavens

Declension

Noun

οὐρᾰνοσκόπος • (ouranoskópos) m (genitive οὐρᾰνοσκόπου); second declension

  1. Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)
    Synonyms: ἄγνος (ágnos), καλλιώνυμος (kalliṓnumos)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Translingual: Uranoscopus

Further reading

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