scotia

See also: Scotia and Scoția

English

Diagram of a transection of a scotia molding. Note the radius of the lower curve is twice the upper.

Etymology

From Latin scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, “dark, shadowy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskoʊʃə/

Noun

scotia (plural scotias)

1. (architecture) A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.

Synonyms

• trochilus

Hypernyms

• molding

Translations

type of architectural molding

• Catalan: escòcia (ca) f
• French: scotie (fr) f
• Italian: scozia f
• Latin: scotia f

Anagrams

• Caitos, Sciota, catios, coatis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, “dark, shadowy”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.ti.a/, [ˈs̠kɔt̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskot.t͡si.a/, [ˈskɔt̪ː͡s̪iä]

Noun

scotia f (genitive scotiae); first declension

1. (architecture) scotia; a hollow molding in the base of a column
2. (architecture) gutter at the end of a cornice

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scotia	scotiae
Genitive	scotiae	scotiārum
Dative	scotiae	scotiīs
Accusative	scotiam	scotiās
Ablative	scotiā	scotiīs
Vocative	scotia	scotiae

Descendants

• Catalan: escòcia
• English: scotia
• Italian: scozia
• Spanish: esgucio, escocia

References

• “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]