scorpius
See also: Scorpius
Latin
scorpius (a scorpion)
Alternative forms
- scorpiō
- scorpios
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
- a scorpion
- a kind of prickly sea-fish
- a kind of prickly plant
- (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 |
Related terms
- scorpaena
- scorpiacum
- scorpioctonon
- scorpion
- scorpiōnius
- scorpītis
- scorpiūrus
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