scutica

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκύτος (skútos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsku.ti.ka/, [ˈs̠kʊt̪ɪkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsku.ti.ka/, [ˈskuːt̪ikä]

Noun

scutica f (genitive scuticae); first declension

1. strap, lash, whip

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scutica	scuticae
Genitive	scuticae	scuticārum
Dative	scuticae	scuticīs
Accusative	scuticam	scuticās
Ablative	scuticā	scuticīs
Vocative	scutica	scuticae

Descendants

• Italian: scudiscio
• Sicilian: scùtica

References

• “scutica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “scutica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• scutica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “scutica”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “scutica”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin