Scotus
See also: SCOTUS
English
Alternative forms
- Scottus
Etymology
From Latin Scotus (“the Scotii”).
Proper noun
Scotus (plural Scotuses)
- A Gaelic surname from Latin
Derived terms
Related terms
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Σκότος (Skótos), from Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈskɔ.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈskɔː.tus]
Proper noun
Scotus m sg (genitive Scotī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Scotus |
| genitive | Scotī |
| dative | Scotō |
| accusative | Scotum |
| ablative | Scotō |
| vocative | Scote |
Etymology 2
Possibly from Celtic, but not matching any known ethnonyms. See Scoti.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈskoː.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈskɔː.tus]
Noun
Scōtus m (genitive Scōtī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Scōtus | Scōtī |
| genitive | Scōtī | Scōtōrum |
| dative | Scōtō | Scōtīs |
| accusative | Scōtum | Scōtōs |
| ablative | Scōtō | Scōtīs |
| vocative | Scōte | Scōtī |
Related terms
References
- “Scotus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Scotus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.