Copernicus

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proper noun

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

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

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

Origin

  1. PolishKopernik
  2. LatinCopernicu
  3. EnglishCopernicus

Learned borrowing from Latin Copernicus.

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Translations

Arabic كُوبِرْنِيكُوس
  • كُوبِرْنِيكُوس (kubirnikus)surname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Bulgarian Копе́рник
  • Копе́рник (Kopérnik)surname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Catalan Copèrnic
  • Copèrnicsurname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Chinese Mandarin 哥白尼
  • 哥白尼 (Gēbáiní)surname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Czech Koperník
  • Koperníksurname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Danish Kopernikus
  • Kopernikussurname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Esperanto Koperniko
  • Kopernikosurname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Finnish Kopernikus
  • Kopernikussurname of Nicolaus Copernicus
German Copernicus, Kopernikus
  • Copernicussurname of Nicolaus Copernicus
  • Kopernikussurname of Nicolaus Copernicus
  • Koppernicksurname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Greek Κοπέρνικος
  • Κοπέρνικος (Kopérnikos)surname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Hindi कोपरनिकस
  • कोपरनिकस (koparnikas)surname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Italian Copernico
  • Copernicosurname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Japanese コペルニクス
  • コペルニクス (Koperunikusu)surname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Korean 코페르니쿠스
  • 코페르니쿠스 (Kopereunikuseu)surname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Persian کوپرنیک
  • کوپرنیک (kupernik)surname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish Kopernik
  • Koperniksurname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Portuguese Copérnico
  • Copérnicosurname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Russian Копе́рник
  • Копе́рник (Kopérnik)surname of Nicolaus Copernicus
Spanish Copérnico
  • Copérnicosurname of Nicolaus Copernicus

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Cite this entry
APA

Copernicus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copernicus

MLA

“Copernicus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copernicus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Copernicus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copernicus.

Source: Copernicus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.