noun · femininefirst declension
scapha1
scapha f (genitive scaphae)
Classical[ˈska.pʰa]Ecclesiastical[ˈskaː.fa]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- femininea light boat; skiff
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
parva nāvis quam rēmī agunt.scapha -ae f — in Mille Verba, Mare et Nāvēs
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Navigium · Navis · Celox · Lembus · Liburna · Scapha · Cymba · Linter
Navigium is the most general expression, like vessel; navis (ναῦς) an ordinary ship for distant voyages; celox, lembus, and liburna, are boats which may be manned and armed for service in war; scapha, cymba, and linter, are only skiffs and wherries, intended merely for short distances and for crossing over; scapha and cymba, of the broader sort, in the form of small barges; linter, long and narrow, like a canoe. (vi. 232.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scapha | scaphae |
| genitive | scaphae | scaphārum |
| dative | scaphae | scaphīs |
| accusative | scapham | scaphās |
| ablative | scaphā | scaphīs |
| vocative | scapha | scaphae |
scăpha, ae, f. = σκάφη; cf. scabo,
I. a light boat, a skiff (cf.:
lembus, cymba): de navi timidae desiluerunt in scapham, Plaut. Rud. prol. 75; 1, 2, 74; 1, 2, 76; 1, 2, 84; 2, 3, 36; 2, 3, 38; Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154; Auct. Her. 1, 11, 19; Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 535, 11; Liv. 44, 42: biremis, * Hor. C. 3, 29, 62: piscatoria, Just. 2, 13, 9 et saep.; Vulg. Act. 27, 16.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scapha ae, f
, σκάφη, a light boat, ship's boat, skiff: in scapham confugere: biremis, H.
Origins
From Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “light boat, skiff”).
Italo-Romance
- Italianscafa
Borrowings
- Englishscapha
In English words that came into English from scapha
- scaphascapha