scorpaena

See also: Scorpaena

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina), derived from σκορπίος (skorpíos, “scorpion”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /skorˈpae̯.na/, [skɔrˈpae̯.na]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskor.pɛ.na/

Noun

scorpaena f (genitive scorpaenae); first declension

A scorpionfish.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scorpaena	scorpaenae
Genitive	scorpaenae	scorpaenārum
Dative	scorpaenae	scorpaenīs
Accusative	scorpaenam	scorpaenās
Ablative	scorpaenā	scorpaenīs
Vocative	scorpaena	scorpaenae

Descendants

Italian: scorfano, scorpena
Ligurian: scórpena

References

scorpaena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
scorpaena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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