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noun · masculinethird declension

scīpiō1

scīpiō m (genitive scīpiōnis)
Classical[ˈskiː.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈʃiː.pi.o]

Meaning

  1. staff, walking stick

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Fustis · Ferula · Sudes · Trudes · Rudis · Scipio · Baculus

1. Fustis and ferula denote sticks for striking; sudes, trudes, and rudis, for thrusting; scipio and baculus, for walking. 2. Fustus (πτορθός?) is a cudgel or club, large enough to strike a man dead; but ferula, a little stick, or rod for the chastisement of school-boys; sudes (ὄζος) and trudes (στορθή, the root of Trüssel, a weapon called the Morning-star) [a sort of truncheon with a spiked head], are used in battle; rudis (ὀρσός) only as a foil in the fencing-school; scipio (σκηπίων, σκῆψαι), serves especially for ornament and state, as a symbol of superior power, or of the honor due to age; baculus, bacillum (βάκτρον), serve more for use and convenience to lean upon, and at the same time, when necessary, as a weapon. (iii. 265.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescīpiōscīpiōnēs
genitivescīpiōnisscīpiōnum
dativescīpiōnīscīpiōnibus
accusativescīpiōnemscīpiōnēs
ablativescīpiōnescīpiōnibus
vocativescīpiōscīpiōnēs

scīpĭo, ōnis, m. root skap-; Gr. σκήπτω, to support, σκίπων, = σκῆπτρον, a staff; cf.: scāpus, scopio, scamnum,
I. a staff (carried by persons of wealth, rank, high official station, etc.): unde ornatu hoc advenis? quid fecisti scipione? Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 6; id. Am. 1, 3, 22; id. As. 1, 1, 111; id. Men. 5, 2, 103; Cat. 37, 10; Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 15: eburneus, carried by the viri triumphales, Liv. 5, 41 fin.; cf. Val. Max. 4, 4, 5; in the time of the emperors, also by the consuls, Val. Imp. ap. Vop. Aur. 13 fin. ; Amm. 29, 2, 15; given as a present from the Roman nation to friendly princes; so to Masinissa, Liv. 30, 15; 31, 11; to Eumenes, id. 42, 14 fin.

Origins

Of uncertain origin. De Vaan tentatively derives the word from Proto-Italic *skeyp-, from a Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyp-o-, and connects the word to cippus (“stake, post”) and Sanskrit शेप (śépa, “penis”). Others derive the word from Proto-Indo-European *skap-, and connect the word to scāpus, scōpa, scopiō, Ancient Greek σκήπτω (skḗptō), English shaft (in addition to cippus, though not शेप (śépa)).

proper noun · masculinethird declension
Scīpiō2
Scīpiō m (genitive Scīpiōnis)
Classical[ˈskiː.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈʃiː.pi.o]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen, usually referring to Scipio Africanus and his close relatives.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeScīpiōScīpiōnēs
genitiveScīpiōnisScīpiōnum
dativeScīpiōnīScīpiōnibus
accusativeScīpiōnemScīpiōnēs
ablativeScīpiōneScīpiōnibus
vocativeScīpiōScīpiōnēs

Scīpĭo, ōnis, m. 1. scipio,
I. the name of a celebrated family in the gens Cornelia, the most famous members of which were the two conquerors of the Carthaginians, P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus major, in the second, and P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus minor, in the third Punic war. —In hexameter verse scanned nom. Scīpĭŏ, Luc. 4, 658; Sil. 8, 548; 10, 427; 13, 386; 13, 449 al.; cf., in the foll., 3. init.—Hence,
1. Scīpĭōnĕus, a, um, adj., of the Scipios (late Lat.), Fab. Cl. Gord. Fulg. Act. Mundi, 11, p. 141.—
2. Scīpĭŏnārĭus, a, um, adj.: a Scipione quidam male dicunt Scipioninos: nam est Scipionarios, Varr. L. L. 9, § 71 Müll.—
3. Scīpĭădes or -as, ae, m. (cf. Prisc. p. 582 P), one of the Scipio family, a Scipio (poet. for Scipio, the oblique cases of which could not stand in hexameter verse): Scipiadas, belli fulmen, Carthaginis horror, Lucr. 3, 1034; v. Lachm. ad h. 1.; Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. scurrae, p. 294 Müll.; nom. Scipiades, Claud. III. Cons. Stil. praef. 1; gen., dat. Scipiadae, Prop. 3, 11, 59 (4, 10, 67); Hor. S. 2, 1, 72; Claud. B. Get. 141; acc. Scipiadem, Hor. S. 2, 1, 17; v. Heind. and Duntz. ad h. 1.; plur. nom. Scipiadae, Manil. 2, 790; Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 381; gen. Scipiadum, id. Laud. Seren. 42; acc. Scipiadas, Verg. G. 2, 170; Claud. ap. Prop. et Olybr. 149.

Origins

From scīpiō (“a staff, a walking stick”), of uncertain origin. Sometimes connected to Proto-Indo-European *skap-, which would make it cognate with scāpus, scōpa, scopiō, cippus, Ancient Greek σκήπτω (skḗptō), English shaft.

Descendants
  • EnglishScipio
  • ItalianScipione
  • GreekΣκιπίων
  • PolishScypion

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyScipioScipio. 21. P. CORNELIUS SCIPIO AEMILIANUS AFRICANUS MINOR, was the younger son of L. Aemilius Paulus, the conqueror of Macedonia, and was adopted by …

Quick answers

What does scīpiō mean in Latin?
scīpiō, a noun, means “staff, walking stick”.
What is the genitive of scīpiō?
The genitive singular is scīpiōnis. scīpiō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce scīpiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈskiː.pi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈʃiː.pi.o].