LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scōpīlia

scōpīlia f (genitive scōpīliae)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinsweepings, refuse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescōpīliascōpīliae
genitivescōpīliaescōpīliārum
dativescōpīliaescōpīliīs
accusativescōpīliamscōpīliās
ablativescōpīliāscōpīliīs
vocativescōpīliascōpīliae

Origins

Likely formed by analogy with quisquilia from scōpa(e) (“broom”). Attested in the plural in 8th-century glosses.

Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanescobilha
  • Portugueseescovilhafrom Occitan escobilha
  • Spanishescobillafrom Occitan escobilha
  • Franco-Provençaléqueveilles
  • Franco-Provençalécovellies
  • Franco-Provençalécovlyë
  • Bourguignonéquevillefrom Old French esquevilles
  • Champenoisegveillesfrom Old French esquevilles
  • Franc-Comtoiséquevillesfrom Old French esquevilles
  • Franc-Comtoisâguevillesfrom Old French esquevilles
Italo-Romance
  • Italianscopiglia
  • Italianscoviglia
  • Neapolitanscupiglia
  • Neapolitanscopiglia
  • Sicilianscupigghia

Quick answers

What does scōpīlia mean in Latin?
scōpīlia, a noun, means “sweepings, refuse”.
What is the genitive of scōpīlia?
The genitive singular is scōpīliae. scōpīlia is feminine, first declension.