scorpie
Latin edit
Noun edit
scorpie
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic скоръпии (skorŭpii), from Byzantine Greek σκορπίον (skorpíon). Doublet of scorpion.
Noun edit
scorpie f (plural scorpii)
- (dated, popular) scorpion
- Synonym: scorpion
- (archaic, popular) a type of mythological beast or monster, often depicted as a feminine figure with three heads
- (figuratively) bitch, old hag, virago, shrew; epithet for a bad woman
Declension edit
Declension of scorpie
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) scorpie | scorpia | (niște) scorpii | scorpiile |
| genitive/dative | (unei) scorpii | scorpiei | (unor) scorpii | scorpiilor |
| vocative | scorpie, scorpio | scorpiilor | ||