scotia

See also: Scotia

English
Diagram of a transection of a scotia molding. Note the radius of the lower curve is twice the upper.

Etymology

From Latin scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, “dark, shadowy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskoʊʃə/

Noun

scotia (plural scotias)

  1. (architecture) A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, “dark, shadowy”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsko.ti.a/, [ˈskɔ.ti.a]

Noun

scotia f (genitive scotiae); first declension

  1. (architecture) scotia; a hollow molding in the base of a column
  2. (architecture) gutter at the end of a cornice

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scotia scotiae
Genitive scotiae scotiārum
Dative scotiae scotiīs
Accusative scotiam scotiās
Ablative scotiā scotiīs
Vocative scotia scotiae

Descendants

References
  • scotia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scotia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • scotia in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
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