Scipio

See also: Scípio

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪpɪəʊ/

Proper noun

Scipio

A male given name of mostly historical use.

Latin

Etymology

From Latin scīpiō (“a staff, a walking stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *skap-. Cognate with Latin scamnum, scāpus, scōpa, scopiō, cippus, Ancient Greek σκήπτω (skḗptō), English shaft.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskiː.pi.oː/

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.pi.o/, [ˈʃiː.pi.o]

Proper noun

Scīpiō m (genitive Scīpiōnis); third declension

A Roman cognomen, usually referring to Scipio Africanus and his close relatives.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Scīpiō	Scīpiōnēs
Genitive	Scīpiōnis	Scīpiōnum
Dative	Scīpiōnī	Scīpiōnibus
Accusative	Scīpiōnem	Scīpiōnēs
Ablative	Scīpiōne	Scīpiōnibus
Vocative	Scīpiō	Scīpiōnēs

Descendants

English: Scipio
Greek: Σκιπίων f (Skipíon)
Italian: Scipione
Translingual: Scipionyx

References

Scipio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Scipio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.