Scaptius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskap.ti.us/, [ˈs̠käpt̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskap.t͡si.us/, [ˈskäpt̪͡s̪ius]

Proper noun

Scaptius m sg (genitive Scaptiī or Scaptī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Publius Scaptius, a Roman citizen

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Scaptius
genitive	Scaptiī Scaptī1
dative	Scaptiō
accusative	Scaptium
ablative	Scaptiō
vocative	Scaptī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• Scaptius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.