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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Etymology

Latinized from Old Polish Kopernik + -us.

Proper noun

Copernicus m sg (genitive Copernicī); second declension

  1. (Renaissance Latin, New Latin) a male surname from Polish — famously held by:
    1. Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer and mathematician

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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