scorpius

See also: Scorpius

Latin
scorpius (a scorpion)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskor.pi.us/, [ˈskɔr.pi.ʊs]
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Noun

scorpius m (genitive scorpiī); second declension

  1. a scorpion
  2. a kind of prickly sea-fish
  3. a kind of prickly plant
  4. (military) a scorpion, a small catapult

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scorpius scorpiī
Genitive scorpiī scorpiōrum
Dative scorpiō scorpiīs
Accusative scorpium scorpiōs
Ablative scorpiō scorpiīs
Vocative scorpie scorpiī

Descendants
See scorpiō

References
  • scorpius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scorpius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • scorpius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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