οὐρανοσκόπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /uː.ra.nos.kó.pos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /u.ra.nosˈko.pos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /u.ra.nosˈko.pos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /u.ra.nosˈko.pos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /u.ra.nosˈko.pos/

Adjective

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

observing the heavens

Declension

Second declension of οὐρᾰνοσκόπος; οὐρᾰνοσκόπον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	οὐρᾰνοσκόπος ouranoskópos	οὐρᾰνοσκόπον ouranoskópon	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ouranoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ouranoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόποι ouranoskópoi	οὐρᾰνοσκόπᾰ ouranoskópa
Genitive	οὐρᾰνοσκόπου ouranoskópou	οὐρᾰνοσκόπου ouranoskópou	οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν ouranoskópoin	οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν ouranoskópoin	οὐρᾰνοσκόπων ouranoskópōn	οὐρᾰνοσκόπων ouranoskópōn
Dative	οὐρᾰνοσκόπῳ ouranoskópōi	οὐρᾰνοσκόπῳ ouranoskópōi	οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν ouranoskópoin	οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν ouranoskópoin	οὐρᾰνοσκόποις ouranoskópois	οὐρᾰνοσκόποις ouranoskópois
Accusative	οὐρᾰνοσκόπον ouranoskópon	οὐρᾰνοσκόπον ouranoskópon	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ouranoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ouranoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόπους ouranoskópous	οὐρᾰνοσκόπᾰ ouranoskópa
Vocative	οὐρᾰνοσκόπε ouranoskópe	οὐρᾰνοσκόπον ouranoskópon	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ouranoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ouranoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόποι ouranoskópoi	οὐρᾰνοσκόπᾰ ouranoskópa
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	οὐρᾰνοσκόπως ouranoskópōs		οὐρᾰνοσκοπώτερος ouranoskopṓteros		οὐρᾰνοσκοπώτᾰτος ouranoskopṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

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

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

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ οὐρᾰνοσκόπος; τοῦ οὐρᾰνοσκόπου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ οὐρᾰνοσκόπος ho ouranoskópos	τὼ οὐρᾰνοσκόπω tṑ ouranoskópō	οἱ οὐρᾰνοσκόποι hoi ouranoskópoi
Genitive	τοῦ οὐρᾰνοσκόπου toû ouranoskópou	τοῖν οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν toîn ouranoskópoin	τῶν οὐρᾰνοσκόπων tôn ouranoskópōn
Dative	τῷ οὐρᾰνοσκόπῳ tôi ouranoskópōi	τοῖν οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν toîn ouranoskópoin	τοῖς οὐρᾰνοσκόποις toîs ouranoskópois
Accusative	τὸν οὐρᾰνοσκόπον tòn ouranoskópon	τὼ οὐρᾰνοσκόπω tṑ ouranoskópō	τοὺς οὐρᾰνοσκόπους toùs ouranoskópous
Vocative	οὐρᾰνοσκόπε ouranoskópe	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ouranoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόποι ouranoskópoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Translingual: Uranoscopus