Scupi
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκοῦποι (Skoûpoi), of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “observer, watcher”), referring to its position as a high place.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskuː.piː/, [ˈs̠kuːpiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsku.pi/, [ˈskuːpi]
Proper noun edit
Scūpī m pl (genitive Scūpōrum); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Scūpī |
| Genitive | Scūpōrum |
| Dative | Scūpīs |
| Accusative | Scūpōs |
| Ablative | Scūpīs |
| Vocative | Scūpī |
| Locative | Scūpīs |
References edit
- “Scupi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Scupi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Wilson, Nigel, ed. (2005). Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece. Routledge. p. 663