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scandalum

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Latin

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Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skándalon, a trap laid for an enemy, a cause of moral stumbling).

    Noun

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    scandalum n (genitive scandalī); second declension

    1. scandal (in the moral sense)
    2. temptation (to sin)
    3. stumbling block
    4. trap

    Declension

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    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative scandalum scandala
    genitive scandalī scandalōrum
    dative scandalō scandalīs
    accusative scandalum scandala
    ablative scandalō scandalīs
    vocative scandalum scandala
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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “shkandull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 417