Sceledrus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The name, which first appears in Plautus, does not seem to be coined in the usual way. It ought to be constituted from σκέλος skelos (leg) and ἕδρα hedra (chair/sitting). It may be partly from Latin scelus (crime) [1]
Proper noun[edit]
Scēledrus m sg (genitive Scēledrī); second declension
- a male given name, character in the play Miles Gloriosus of Plautus
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Scēledrus |
| Genitive | Scēledrī |
| Dative | Scēledrō |
| Accusative | Scēledrum |
| Ablative | Scēledrō |
| Vocative | Scēledre |
References[edit]
- ^ Sceledrus cannot be definitely linked with any known Greek word. Some see a Latin derivation from scelus ("crime") and in fact there are puns in the play based on scelus (289, 330, 494). However, it would be unusual for a character to have a Latin-based name and Sceledrus is not a scoundrel, just dumb.