scabinus

scabinus

English

Noun

scabinus (plural scabini)

1. (historical) A municipal officer roughly equivalent to a councilman or alderman.

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Latin

Etymology

From Old Saxon scepino (“to judge”) or Frankish *skapin. Cognate with Dutch schepen and German Schöffe.

Noun

scabīnus m (genitive scabīnī); second declension

1. A municipal officer roughly equivalent to a councilman or alderman.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scabīnus	scabīnī
Genitive	scabīnī	scabīnōrum
Dative	scabīnō	scabīnīs
Accusative	scabīnum	scabīnōs
Ablative	scabīnō	scabīnīs
Vocative	scabīne	scabīnī

Descendants

• Old French: eschevin, eskevin
  • Middle French: eschevin, esquevin
    • French: échevin
  • → Middle English: skeueyn, skeuayn, skyueyn, skyuen
• Italian: scabino

References

• scabinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• scabinus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016