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copernicus

/kəpˈɝnəkəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
coper-ni-cus
IPA
/kəpˈɝnəkəs/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname in Latin, notably borne by Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Polish Kopernikbor. Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin Copernicuslbor. English Copernicus Learned borrowing from Latin Copernicus.

Derived Forms

Copernicanism Copernicanist Copernican copernicium

Phrases

Copernican model Copernican principle Copernican Revolution Copernican system Copernican time principle

Questions

How do you pronounce copernicus?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəpˈɝnəkəs/.
What does copernicus mean?
A surname in Latin, notably borne by Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus.
Where does copernicus come from?
Etymology tree Polish Kopernikbor. Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin Copernicuslbor. English Copernicus Learned borrowing from Latin Copernicus.

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