scorpius, scorpii:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
scorpion; (animal/constellation/zodiacal sign); small catapult; plant;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scorpius | scorpii |
| Gen. | scorpii | scorpiorum |
| Dat. | scorpio | scorpiis |
| Acc. | scorpium | scorpios |
| Voc. | scorpie | scorpii |
| Abl. | scorpio | scorpiis |
Examples
Liber I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...sequentis panditur (ipse tibi iam bracchia contrahit ardens Scorpius et caeli iusta plus parte reliquit); quidquid eris..."Metamorphoses XV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...bracchia cancro, cetera supponas terrae, de parte sepulta scorpius exibit caudaque minabitur unca; quaeque solent canis frondes intexere..."Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...locus, in geminos ubi bracchia concavat arcus Scorpius et cauda flexisque utrimque lacertis porrigit in spatium signorum membra..."