οὐρανίσκος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

οὐρᾰνῐ́σκος • (ouranískos) 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 (huperṓiā)
    3. (astronomy) Corona Australis

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκος; τοῦ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκος
ho ouranískos 		τὼ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκω
tṑ ouranískō 		οἱ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκοι
hoi ouranískoi
Genitive τοῦ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκου
toû ouranískou 		τοῖν οὐρᾰνῐ́σκοιν
toîn ouranískoin 		τῶν οὐρᾰνῐ́σκων
tôn ouranískōn
Dative τῷ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκῳ
tôi ouranískōi 		τοῖν οὐρᾰνῐ́σκοιν
toîn ouranískoin 		τοῖς οὐρᾰνῐ́σκοις
toîs ouranískois
Accusative τὸν οὐρᾰνῐ́σκον
tòn ouranískon 		τὼ οὐρᾰνῐ́σκω
tṑ ouranískō 		τοὺς οὐρᾰνῐ́σκους
toùs ouranískous
Vocative οὐρᾰνῐ́σκε
ouraníske 		οὐρᾰνῐ́σκω
ouranískō 		οὐρᾰνῐ́σκοι
ouranískoi
Notes:

Descendants

  • → Greek: ουρανίσκος (ouranískos)

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