scorteus
Latin
Etymology
scortum + -eus
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskor.te.us/, [ˈskɔr.te.ʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskor.te.us/
Adjective
scorteus (feminine scortea, neuter scorteum); first/second declension
- made of hides or leather; leathern
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | scorteus | scortea | scorteum | scorteī | scorteae | scortea | |
| Genitive | scorteī | scorteae | scorteī | scorteōrum | scorteārum | scorteōrum | |
| Dative | scorteō | scorteae | scorteō | scorteīs | scorteīs | scorteīs | |
| Accusative | scorteum | scorteam | scorteum | scorteōs | scorteās | scortea | |
| Ablative | scorteō | scorteā | scorteō | scorteīs | scorteīs | scorteīs | |
| Vocative | scortee | scortea | scorteum | scorteī | scorteae | scortea | |
Derived terms
- scortea
Descendants
- Spanish: escuerzo (uncertain)
References
- scorteus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “scorteus” in Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary
- scorteus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.