Scarpus
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈskar.pus/, [ˈs̠kärpʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskar.pus/, [ˈskärpus]
Proper noun
editScarpus m sg (genitive Scarpī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Pinarius Scarpus, a Roman governor
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Scarpus |
Genitive | Scarpī |
Dative | Scarpō |
Accusative | Scarpum |
Ablative | Scarpō |
Vocative | Scarpe |
References
edit- “Scarpus, L. Pinarius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray