Scarpus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈskar.pus/, [ˈs̠kärpʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskar.pus/, [ˈskärpus]
Proper noun
[edit]Scarpus m sg (genitive Scarpī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Pinarius Scarpus, a Roman governor
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Scarpus |
| Genitive | Scarpī |
| Dative | Scarpō |
| Accusative | Scarpum |
| Ablative | Scarpō |
| Vocative | Scarpe |
References
[edit]- “Scarpus, L. Pinarius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray