scorpio

See also Scorpio

Latin

scorpius (a scorpion)

Alternative forms

• scorpios
• scorpius

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκορπίων (skorpiōn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈskor.pi.oː/

• Audio (Classical)

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Noun

scorpiō (genitive scorpiōnis); m, third declension

1. a scorpion
2. a kind of prickly sea-fish, possibly the scorpionfish or sculpin
3. a kind of prickly plant
4. (military) scorpion, a small catapult

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	scorpiō	scorpiōnēs
genitive	scorpiōnis	scorpiōnum
dative	scorpiōnī	scorpiōnibus
accusative	scorpiōnem	scorpiōnēs
ablative	scorpiōne	scorpiōnibus
vocative	scorpiō	scorpiōnēs

Related terms

scorpaena scorpiacum scorpioctonon scorpion

scorpiōnius scorpītis scorpiūrus

Descendants

Catalan: escorpí German: Skorpion English: scorpion French: scorpion Italian: scorpione

Portuguese: escorpião Romanian: scorpion Spanish: escorpión

References

• scorpio in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879