οὐρανίσκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From οὐρανός (ouranós, “sky, heaven”) +‎ -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

οὐρᾰνῐ́σκος • (ourănĭ́skos) m (genitive οὐρᾰνῐ́σκου); second declension

  1. little heaven or sky, hence:
    1. vaulted ceiling, especially the top of a tent, canopy
    2. (anatomy) palate, roof of the mouth
      Synonym: ὑπερῴᾱ (huperōíā)
    3. (astronomy) Corona Australis

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκος; τοῦ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκος
ho ourănĭ́skos 		τὼ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκω
tṑ ourănĭ́skō 		οἱ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκοι
hoi ourănĭ́skoi
Genitive τοῦ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκου
toû ourănĭ́skou 		τοῖν οὐρᾰνῐ́σκοιν
toîn ourănĭ́skoin 		τῶν οὐρᾰνῐ́σκων
tôn ourănĭ́skōn
Dative τῷ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκῳ
tōî ourănĭ́skōi 		τοῖν οὐρᾰνῐ́σκοιν
toîn ourănĭ́skoin 		τοῖς οὐρᾰνῐ́σκοις
toîs ourănĭ́skois
Accusative τὸν οὐρᾰνῐ́σκον
tòn ourănĭ́skon 		τὼ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκω
tṑ ourănĭ́skō 		τοὺς οὐρᾰνῐ́σκους
toùs ourănĭ́skous
Vocative οὐρᾰνῐ́σκε
ourănĭ́ske 		οὐρᾰνῐ́σκω
ourănĭ́skō 		οὐρᾰνῐ́σκοι
ourănĭ́skoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Greek: ουρανίσκος (ouranískos)

Further reading

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