scorpie
Latin
Noun
scorpie
- vocative singular of scorpius
Romanian
Etymology
From (South) Slavic skorpija, from Byzantine Greek σϰορπίον (skorpíon). Doublet of scorpion.
Noun
scorpie f (plural scorpii)
- (dated, popular) scorpion
- (archaic, popular) a type of mythological beast or monster, often depicted as a feminine figure with three heads
- (figuratively) bitch, old hag, virago, shrew; epithet for a bad woman
Synonyms
- (scorpion): scorpion