scorpitis

Latin

Alternative forms

scorpītēs

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /skorˈpiː.tis/, [s̠kɔrˈpiːt̪ɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /skorˈpi.tis/, [skorˈpiːt̪is]

Noun

scorpītis f (genitive scorpītidis); third declension

A kind of gem resembling a scorpion

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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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