scrupus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)krewp-, extended from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Latin curtus, Scots short, schort (“short”), Old High German scurz (Middle High German schurz, “short”), Old Norse skorta (Danish skorte, “to lack”), Albanian shkurt (“short, brief”), English short.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskruː.pus/, [ˈs̠kruːpʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskru.pus/, [ˈskruːpus]
Noun edit
scrūpus m (genitive scrūpī); second declension
- A rough or sharp stone.
- (figuratively) Anxiety, uneasiness, solicitude.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scrūpus | scrūpī |
| Genitive | scrūpī | scrūpōrum |
| Dative | scrūpō | scrūpīs |
| Accusative | scrūpum | scrūpōs |
| Ablative | scrūpō | scrūpīs |
| Vocative | scrūpe | scrūpī |
Synonyms edit
- (uneasiness): scrūpulus
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “scrupus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “scrupus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- scrupus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- scrupus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016