Scarphea
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκάρφεια (Skárpheia), alternative form of Σκάρφη (Skárphē).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /skarˈpʰeː.a/, [s̠kärˈpʰeːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /skarˈfe.a/, [skärˈfɛːä]
Proper noun[edit]
Scarphēa f sg (genitive Scarphēae); first declension
- A town of Locris situated near Thermopylae
- An island in the Aegean Sea
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Scarphēa |
| Genitive | Scarphēae |
| Dative | Scarphēae |
| Accusative | Scarphēam |
| Ablative | Scarphēā |
| Vocative | Scarphēa |
| Locative | Scarphēae |
References[edit]
- “Scarphea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Scarphea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Scarphe”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly