Sceledrus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

The name, which first appears in Plautus, does not seem to be coined in the usual way. It ought to be constituted from σκέλος skelos (leg) and ἕδρα hedra (chair/sitting). It may be partly from Latin scelus (crime) ^[1]

Proper noun edit

Scēledrus m sg (genitive Scēledrī); second declension

a male given name, character in the play Miles Gloriosus of Plautus

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Scēledrus
Genitive	Scēledrī
Dative	Scēledrō
Accusative	Scēledrum
Ablative	Scēledrō
Vocative	Scēledre

References edit

^ Sceledrus cannot be definitely linked with any known Greek word. Some see a Latin derivation from scelus ("crime") and in fact there are puns in the play based on scelus (289, 330, 494). However, it would be unusual for a character to have a Latin-based name and Sceledrus is not a scoundrel, just dumb.

[1] Sceledrus cannot be definitely linked with any known Greek word. Some see a Latin derivation from scelus ("crime") and in fact there are puns in the play based on scelus (289, 330, 494). However, it would be unusual for a character to have a Latin-based name and Sceledrus is not a scoundrel, just dumb.

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