scrobis
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Latin scortum (“skin, hide”), cortex (“bark”), scrūpus (“sharp stone”).
Noun
scrobis m (genitive scrobis); third declension
- ditch, trench
- dike
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | scrobis | scrobēs |
Genitive | scrobis | scrobum |
Dative | scrobī | scrobibus |
Accusative | scrobem | scrobēs |
Ablative | scrobe | scrobibus |
Vocative | scrobis | scrobēs |
Descendants
- Aromanian: scrob
- Romanian: scorbură
References
- scrobis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- scrobis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- scrobis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette