LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

scabīnus

scabīnus m (genitive scabīnī)

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescabīnusscabīnī
genitivescabīnīscabīnōrum
dativescabīnōscabīnīs
accusativescabīnumscabīnōs
ablativescabīnōscabīnīs
vocativescabīnescabīnī

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Frenchéchevinfrom Old French eschevin
  • Italianscabino
  • Middle Englishskeueynfrom Old French eschevin
  • Middle Englishskeuaynfrom Old French eschevin
  • Middle Englishskyueynfrom Old French eschevin
  • Middle Englishskyuenfrom Old French eschevin

Quick answers

What does scabīnus mean in Latin?
scabīnus, a noun, means “A municipal officer roughly equivalent to a councilman or alderman.”.
What is the genitive of scabīnus?
The genitive singular is scabīnī. scabīnus is masculine, second declension.