screa

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krey-, like cernō (“I sift, separate”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskre.a/, [ˈs̠kreä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskre.a/, [ˈskrɛːä]

Noun

screa f (genitive screae); first declension

1. sputum, spittle

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	screa	screae
Genitive	screae	screārum
Dative	screae	screīs
Accusative	scream	screās
Ablative	screā	screīs
Vocative	screa	screae

References

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