scorpio

See also: Scorpio

Latin
scorpius (a scorpion)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskor.pi.oː/, [ˈskɔr.pi.oː]
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Noun

scorpiō m (genitive scorpiōnis); third declension

  1. a scorpion
  2. a kind of prickly sea-fish, possibly the scorpionfish or sculpin
  3. a kind of prickly plant
  4. (military) scorpion, a small catapult

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scorpiō scorpiōnēs
Genitive scorpiōnis scorpiōnum
Dative scorpiōnī scorpiōnibus
Accusative scorpiōnem scorpiōnēs
Ablative scorpiōne scorpiōnibus
Vocative scorpiō scorpiōnēs

Descendants

References
  • scorpio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scorpio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • scorpio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • scorpio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • scorpio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • scorpio in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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