scotia
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, “dark, shadowy”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
scotia (plural scotias)
- (architecture) A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.
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Translations edit
type of architectural molding
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, “dark, shadowy”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsko.ti.a/, [ˈs̠kɔt̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskot.t͡si.a/, [ˈskɔt̪ː͡s̪iä]
Noun edit
scotia f (genitive scotiae); first declension
- (architecture) scotia; a hollow molding in the base of a column
- (architecture) gutter at the end of a cornice
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | scotia | scotiae |
Genitive | scotiae | scotiārum |
Dative | scotiae | scotiīs |
Accusative | scotiam | scotiās |
Ablative | scotiā | scotiīs |
Vocative | scotia | scotiae |
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References edit
- “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[1]