scurra
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scurra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskur.ra/
- Rhymes: -urra
- Hyphenation: scùr‧ra
Noun
scurra m (plural scurri)
- (literary, obsolete) joker, clown
- Synonyms: buffone, giullare
Further reading
- scurra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
Perhaps from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskur.ra/, [ˈs̠kʊrːä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskur.ra/, [ˈskurːä]
Noun
scurra m (genitive scurrae); first declension
- elegant man about town, dandy, rake
- jester, joker, wit, clown
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scurra | scurrae |
| Genitive | scurrae | scurrārum |
| Dative | scurrae | scurrīs |
| Accusative | scurram | scurrās |
| Ablative | scurrā | scurrīs |
| Vocative | scurra | scurrae |
Derived terms
- scurrībilis
- scurrīlis
- scurror
- scurrula
Related terms
- scurrīlitās
- scurrīliter
Descendants
- Italian: scurra
- Portuguese: escurra
- Spanish: escurra
References
- “scurra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “scurra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- scurra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- scurra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “scurra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Anagrams
- carrus