From Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “small”) + Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “to look at”) + -ium. Compare tēlescopium, ultimately derived from τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos, “far-seeing”).
mīcroscopium n (genitive mīcroscopiī); second declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | mīcroscopium | mīcroscopia |
genitive | mīcroscopiī | mīcroscopiōrum |
dative | mīcroscopiō | mīcroscopiīs |
accusative | mīcroscopium | mīcroscopia |
ablative | mīcroscopiō | mīcroscopiīs |
vocative | mīcroscopium | mīcroscopia |