scorteus

Latin

Etymology

scortum +‎ -eus

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskor.te.us/, [ˈs̠kɔrt̪eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskor.te.us/, [ˈskɔrt̪eus]

Adjective

scorteus (feminine scortea, neuter scorteum); first/second-declension adjective

1. made of hides or leather; leathern

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	scorteus	scortea	scorteum		scorteī	scorteae	scortea
Genitive	scorteī	scorteae	scorteī		scorteōrum	scorteārum	scorteōrum
Dative	scorteō		scorteō		scorteīs
Accusative	scorteum	scorteam	scorteum		scorteōs	scorteās	scortea
Ablative	scorteō	scorteā	scorteō		scorteīs
Vocative	scortee	scortea	scorteum		scorteī	scorteae	scortea

Derived terms

• scortea

Descendants

• Spanish: escuerzo (uncertain)

References

• “scorteus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “scorteus” in Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary
• scorteus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.