scrupus
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain.[1] Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krewp-, extended from *(s)ker- (“to cut”) (whence curtus, etc.). Or, from *skroypos, from a different extension *skreyp-. In either case, a relationship with scrūta is possible, but semantically distant.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskruː.pus/, [ˈs̠kruːpʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskru.pus/, [ˈskruːpus]
Noun
scrūpus m (genitive scrūpī); second declension
- A rough or sharp stone.
- (figuratively) Anxiety, uneasiness, solicitude.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scrūpus | scrūpī |
| Genitive | scrūpī | scrūpōrum |
| Dative | scrūpō | scrūpīs |
| Accusative | scrūpum | scrūpōs |
| Ablative | scrūpō | scrūpīs |
| Vocative | scrūpe | scrūpī |
Synonyms
- (uneasiness): scrūpulus
Related terms
- scrūpulōsē
- scrūpulōsitās
- scrūpulōsus
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “scrūpus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 547–548
Further reading
- “scrupus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “scrupus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- scrupus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- scrupus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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