noun · femininefirst declension
scatebra1
scatebra f (genitive scatebrae)
Classical[ˈska.tɛ.bra]Ecclesiastical[ˈskaː.te.bra]
Meaning
- femininea gush of water from the ground, spring
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scatebra | scatebrae |
| genitive | scatebrae | scatebrārum |
| dative | scatebrae | scatebrīs |
| accusative | scatebram | scatebrās |
| ablative | scatebrā | scatebrīs |
| vocative | scatebra | scatebrae |
scătĕ_bra, ae, f. scateo,
I. a bubbling or gushing up of water (not ante-Aug., and very rare):
fontium, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 6: fonticuli, id. 31, 10, 46, § 108.—2. Transf.:
(unda) scatebris arentia temperat arva, spring - water, bubbling water, Verg. G. 1, 110; cf. scaturex and scaturigines.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scatebra ae, f
scato, a bubbling, gushing : (unda) scatebris temperat arva, spring-water , V.
Origins
From scate(ō) (“to gush, bubble”) + -bra, in the sense of "a place of gushing".