scopes

English

Noun

scopes

1. plural of scope

Verb

scopes

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scope

Anagrams

• copses

Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκῶπες (skôpes).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskoː.pes/, [ˈs̠koːpɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.pes/, [ˈskɔːpes]

Noun

scōpēs f pl (genitive scōpum); third declension

1. a kind of owl

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	scōpēs
Genitive	scōpum
Dative	scōpibus
Accusative	scōpēs
Ablative	scōpibus
Vocative	scōpēs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskoː.peːs/, [ˈs̠koːpeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.pes/, [ˈskɔːpes]

Verb

scōpēs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of scōpō

References

• “scopes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• scopes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.