Meanings
suffix
- Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- English-scope
From Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans -skoop
- -skoopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Arabic مِنْظَار, ـسْكُوب
- مِنْظَار (minẓār)suffix to name viewing instruments
- ـسْكُوب (-skūb)suffix to name viewing instruments
Basque -skopio
- -skopiosuffix to name viewing instruments
Bulgarian -ско́п
- -ско́п (-skóp)suffix to name viewing instruments
Catalan -scopi
- -scopisuffix to name viewing instruments
Czech -skop, -hled
- -skopsuffix to name viewing instruments
- -hledsuffix to name viewing instruments
Danish -skop
- -skopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Dutch -scoop
- -scoopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Esperanto -skopo
- -skoposuffix to name viewing instruments
Estonian -skoop
- -skoopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Finnish -skooppi
- -skooppisuffix to name viewing instruments
French -scope
- -scopesuffix to name viewing instruments
German -skop
- -skopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Greek -σκόπιο
- -σκόπιο (-skópio)suffix to name viewing instruments
Hebrew ־סְקוֹפּ
- ־סְקוֹפּ (skóp)suffix to name viewing instruments
Hungarian -szkóp
- -szkópsuffix to name viewing instruments
Indonesian -skop
- -skopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Irish -scóp
- -scópsuffix to name viewing instruments
Italian -scopio
- -scopiosuffix to name viewing instruments
Latin -scopium
- -scopiumsuffix to name viewing instruments
Latvian -skops
- -skopssuffix to name viewing instruments
Lithuanian -skopas
- -skopassuffix to name viewing instruments
Malay -skop
- -skopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Norwegian Bokmål -skop
- -skopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Polish -skop
- -skopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Portuguese -scópio
- -scópiosuffix to name viewing instruments
Romanian -scop
- -scopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Russian -ско́п
- -ско́п (-skóp)suffix to name viewing instruments
Slovak -skop
- -skopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Spanish -scopio
- -scopiosuffix to name viewing instruments
Swedish -skop
- -skopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Tagalog -skopyo
- -skopyosuffix to name viewing instruments
Turkish -skop
- -skopsuffix to name viewing instruments
Ukrainian -ско́п
- -ско́п (-skóp)suffix to name viewing instruments
Cite this entry
APA
-scope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-scope
MLA
“-scope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-scope. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-scope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-scope.
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