sceptrum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskeːp.trum/, [ˈskeːp.trũː]

Noun

scēptrum n (genitive scēptrī); second declension

  1. sceptre (royal staff, symbol of authority)

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scēptrum scēptra
Genitive scēptrī scēptrōrum
Dative scēptrō scēptrīs
Accusative scēptrum scēptra
Ablative scēptrō scēptrīs
Vocative scēptrum scēptra

Descendants

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