proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Scīpiadās
Scīpiadās m (genitive Scīpiadae)
Classical[skiːˈpi.a.daːs]Ecclesiastical[ʃiˈpiː.a.das]
Meaning
- poetica member of the Scipio family, usually referring to Scipio Africanus and his close relatives
Scipiadas duros bello et te, maxime Caesar, qui nunc extremis Asiae iam uictor in oris imbellem auertis Romanis arcibus Indum.
70 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Georgics 2.170Scipiadas, belli fulmen, Carthaginis horror, ossa dedit terrae proinde ac famul infimus esset.
c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De Rerum Natura 3.1034
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Scīpiadās | Scīpiadae |
| genitive | Scīpiadae | Scīpiadārum |
| dative | Scīpiadae | Scīpiadīs |
| accusative | Scīpiadam Scīpiadān | Scīpiadās |
| ablative | Scīpiadā | Scīpiadīs |
| vocative | Scīpiadā | Scīpiadae |
Origins
Borrowed from Doric Greek Σκιπιάδᾱς (Skipiádās), derived from Ancient Greek Σκιπίων (Skipíōn), itself a borrowing from Latin Scīpiō.