LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

scandalum

scandalum n (genitive scandalī)

Meaning

  1. neuterscandal (in the moral sense)
  2. neutertemptation (to sin)
  3. neuterstumbling block
  4. neutertrap

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescandalumscandala
genitivescandalīscandalōrum
dativescandalōscandalīs
accusativescandalumscandala
ablativescandalōscandalīs
vocativescandalumscandala

scandălum, i, n., = σκάνδαλον,
I. that which causes one to stumble, a stumblingblock (eccl. Lat.). *
I. Lit., Prud. Apoth. 47 praef.—
II. Trop., an inducement to sin, a temptation, cause of offence, Tert. Virg. Vel. 3; id. adv. Jud. 14; id. adv. Marc. 3, 1; Vulg. Psa. 118, 165; id. 1 Johan. 2, 10.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skándalon, “a trap laid for an enemy, a cause of moral stumbling”).

Descendants
  • Catalanescàndol
  • Frenchscandale
  • Englishscandalfrom French scandale
  • GermanSkandalfrom French scandale
  • Italianscandalo
  • Englishslanderfrom Old French esclandre
  • Frenchesclandrefrom Old French esclandre
  • Englishesclandrefrom Old French esclandre
  • Portugueseescândalo
  • Romanianscandal

In English words that came into English from scandalum

  • scandalscandalum
  • slanderscandalum
  • scandalousscandalōsus

Quick answers

What does scandalum mean in Latin?
scandalum, a noun, means “scandal (in the moral sense); temptation (to sin); stumbling block”.
What is the genitive of scandalum?
The genitive singular is scandalī. scandalum is neuter, second declension.
Which English words come from scandalum?
English words that go back to Latin scandalum include scandal, slander and scandalous.