Copernicus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Copernicus.
Proper noun
Copernicus
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
surname of Nicolaus Copernicus
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Latinized from Old Polish Kopernik + -us.
Proper noun
Copernicus m sg (genitive Copernicī); second declension
- (Renaissance Latin, New Latin) a male surname from Polish — famously held by:
- Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer and mathematician
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Copernicus |
Genitive | Copernicī |
Dative | Copernicō |
Accusative | Copernicum |
Ablative | Copernicō |
Vocative | Copernice |
Descendants
- → English: Copernicus
- → German: Copernicus, Kopernikus
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