scorpitis

Latin

Alternative forms
  • scorpītēs

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκορπῖτις (skorpîtis), from σκορπίος (skorpíos, “scorpion”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /skorˈpiː.tis/, [skɔrˈpiː.tɪs]

Noun

scorpītis f (genitive scorpītidis); third declension

  1. A kind of gem resembling a scorpion

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scorpītis scorpītidēs
Genitive scorpītidis scorpītidum
Dative scorpītidī scorpītidibus
Accusative scorpītidem scorpītidēs
Ablative scorpītide scorpītidibus
Vocative scorpītis scorpītidēs

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