scopulus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκόπελος (skópelos, “lookout place: hence peak, headland, promontory”), from σκοπέω (skopéō). Compare specula and specus, from the same root.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsko.pu.lus/, [ˈskɔ.pʊ.ɫʊs]
Noun
scopulus m (genitive scopulī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scopulus | scopulī |
| Genitive | scopulī | scopulōrum |
| Dative | scopulō | scopulīs |
| Accusative | scopulum | scopulōs |
| Ablative | scopulō | scopulīs |
| Vocative | scopule | scopulī |
Derived terms
- scopulōsus
Descendants
References
- scopulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- scopulus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- scopulus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- scopulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the ship strikes on the rocks: navis ad scopulos alliditur (B. C. 3. 27)
- the ship strikes on the rocks: navis ad scopulos alliditur (B. C. 3. 27)
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