scaurus

See also: Scaurus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκαῦρος (skaûros, “having skewed hooves”), related to σκαιός (skaiós, “left; left-handed; awkward, clumsy; unlucky; crooked”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

scaurus (feminine scaura, neuter scaurum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. having large or deformed ankles, particularly clubfooted

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative scaurus scaura scaurum scaurī scaurae scaura
Genitive scaurī scaurae scaurī scaurōrum scaurārum scaurōrum
Dative scaurō scaurō scaurīs
Accusative scaurum scauram scaurum scaurōs scaurās scaura
Ablative scaurō scaurā scaurō scaurīs
Vocative scaure scaura scaurum scaurī scaurae scaura

Derived terms

References
  • “scaurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scaurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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