Scarpus
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskar.pus/, [ˈs̠kärpʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskar.pus/, [ˈskärpus]
Proper noun
Scarpus m sg (genitive Scarpī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Pinarius Scarpus, a Roman governor
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Scarpus |
Genitive | Scarpī |
Dative | Scarpō |
Accusative | Scarpum |
Ablative | Scarpō |
Vocative | Scarpe |
References
- “Scarpus, L. Pinarius”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray