What does scaphium mean in Latin?

scaphium, a noun, means “pot, bowl etc in the form of a boat”.

What is the genitive of scaphium?

The genitive singular is scaphiī. scaphium is neuter, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈska.pʰi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskaː.fi.um].

noun · neutersecond declension

scaphium n (genitive scaphiī or scaphī)

Classical[ˈska.pʰi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈskaː.fi.um]

scăphĭum (scăpĭum), ii, n., = σκάφιον.

I. In gen., a concave vessel or basin in the form of a boat (cf. cymbium), Lucr. 6, 1046; Vitr. 8, 1 med.—

II. In partic.

A. A drinking-vessel in the form of a boat, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 11; id. Bacch. 1, 1, 37; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37; 2, 4, 24, § 54.—

B. A chamber-pot, Mart. 11, 11, 6; Juv. 6, 264; Dig. 34, 2, 27 fin.—

C. A concave sundial, Mart. Cap. 6, § 597.—

D. The reservoir of a water -clock, Vitr. 9, 8, 5.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκάφιον (skáphion), deminutive of σκάφη (skáphē, “bowl; skiff”).

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