Scupi
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκοῦποι (Skoûpoi), of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “observer, watcher”), referring to its position as a high place.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈskuː.piː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈskuː.pi]
Proper noun
Scūpī m pl (genitive Scūpōrum); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Scūpī |
| genitive | Scūpōrum |
| dative | Scūpīs |
| accusative | Scūpōs |
| ablative | Scūpīs |
| vocative | Scūpī |
| locative | Scūpīs |
References
- “Scupi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Scupi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Wilson, Nigel, ed. (2005). Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece. Routledge. p. 663