Scepsis

See also: scepsis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκῆψις (Skêpsis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskeːp.sis/, [ˈs̠keːps̠ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃep.sis/, [ˈʃɛpsis]

Proper noun

Scēpsis f sg (genitive Scēpsis); third declension

1. A town of Mysia on the river Aesepus

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Scēpsis
Genitive	Scēpsis
Dative	Scēpsī
Accusative	Scēpsem
Ablative	Scēpse
Vocative	Scēpsis
Locative	Scēpsī Scēpse

Derived terms

• Scēpsius

References

• Scepsis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Scepsis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly