scabinus

English

Noun

scabinus (plural scabini)

  1. (historical) A municipal officer roughly equivalent to a councilman or alderman.

Latin

Etymology

From Old Saxon scepino (“to judge”) or Frankish *skapin, related to *skappjan (“to create, make”).[1] Cognate with Dutch schepen and German Schöffe.

Noun

scabīnus m (genitive scabīnī); second declension

  1. A municipal officer roughly equivalent to a councilman or alderman.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative scabīnus scabīnī
genitive scabīnī scabīnōrum
dative scabīnō scabīnīs
accusative scabīnum scabīnōs
ablative scabīnō scabīnīs
vocative scabīne scabīnī

Descendants

  • Old French: eschevin, eskevin
    • Middle French: eschevin, esquevin
    • → Middle English: skeueyn, skeuayn, skyueyn, skyuen
  • Italian: scabino

References

  • scabinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • scabinus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  1. ^ “Schöffe” in Duden online
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