οὐρανοσκόπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From οὐρᾰνός (ourănós, “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 • (ourănoskópos) 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 ourănoskópos	οὐρᾰνοσκόπον ourănoskópon	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ourănoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ourănoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόποι ourănoskópoi	οὐρᾰνοσκόπᾰ ourănoskópă
Genitive	οὐρᾰνοσκόπου ourănoskópou	οὐρᾰνοσκόπου ourănoskópou	οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν ourănoskópoin	οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν ourănoskópoin	οὐρᾰνοσκόπων ourănoskópōn	οὐρᾰνοσκόπων ourănoskópōn
Dative	οὐρᾰνοσκόπῳ ourănoskópōi	οὐρᾰνοσκόπῳ ourănoskópōi	οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν ourănoskópoin	οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν ourănoskópoin	οὐρᾰνοσκόποις ourănoskópois	οὐρᾰνοσκόποις ourănoskópois
Accusative	οὐρᾰνοσκόπον ourănoskópon	οὐρᾰνοσκόπον ourănoskópon	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ourănoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ourănoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόπους ourănoskópous	οὐρᾰνοσκόπᾰ ourănoskópă
Vocative	οὐρᾰνοσκόπε ourănoskópe	οὐρᾰνοσκόπον ourănoskópon	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ourănoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ourănoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόποι ourănoskópoi	οὐρᾰνοσκόπᾰ ourănoskópă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	οὐρᾰνοσκόπως ourănoskópōs		οὐρᾰνοσκοπώτερος ourănoskopṓteros		οὐρᾰνοσκοπώτᾰτος ourănoskopṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

οὐρᾰνοσκόπος • (ourănoskópos) 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 ourănoskópos	τὼ οὐρᾰνοσκόπω tṑ ourănoskópō	οἱ οὐρᾰνοσκόποι hoi ourănoskópoi
Genitive	τοῦ οὐρᾰνοσκόπου toû ourănoskópou	τοῖν οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν toîn ourănoskópoin	τῶν οὐρᾰνοσκόπων tôn ourănoskópōn
Dative	τῷ οὐρᾰνοσκόπῳ tōî ourănoskópōi	τοῖν οὐρᾰνοσκόποιν toîn ourănoskópoin	τοῖς οὐρᾰνοσκόποις toîs ourănoskópois
Accusative	τὸν οὐρᾰνοσκόπον tòn ourănoskópon	τὼ οὐρᾰνοσκόπω tṑ ourănoskópō	τοὺς οὐρᾰνοσκόπους toùs ourănoskópous
Vocative	οὐρᾰνοσκόπε ourănoskópe	οὐρᾰνοσκόπω ourănoskópō	οὐρᾰνοσκόποι ourănoskópoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Translingual: Uranoscopus