Copernicus

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Copernicus. === Proper noun === Copernicus A surname in Latin, notably borne by Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === superconic == Latin == === Alternative forms === Coppernicus === Etymology === From Polish Kopernik + Latin -us. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔˈpɛr.nɪ.kʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [koˈpɛr.ni.kus] === Proper noun === Copernicus m sg (genitive Copernicī); second declension (Renaissance Latin, New Latin) a male surname from Polish, notably borne by Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus (astronomy) The star ρ1 Cancri in the constellation Cancer. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: Copèrnic (learned) → English: Copernicus (learned) → German: Copernicus, Kopernikus (learned) → Italian: Copernico (learned) → Portuguese: Copérnico (learned) → Spanish: Copérnico (learned)