LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scōpa

scōpa f (genitive scōpae)
Classical[ˈskoː.pa]Ecclesiastical[ˈskɔː.pa]
scōpula ; sg. nom.; sg. abl.; sg. voc.

Meaning

  1. branch of a plant
  2. Classical Latinin pluralbroom, besom

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescōpa
scōpula		scōpae
scōpulae
genitivescōpae
scōpulae		scōpārum
scōpulārum
dativescōpae
scōpulae		scōpīs
scōpulīs
accusativescōpam
scōpulam		scōpās
scōpulās
ablativescōpā
scōpulā		scōpīs
scōpulīs
vocativescōpa
scōpula		scōpae
scōpulae

scōpa, ae, and plur.: scōpae, ārum (cf. on plur., Varr. L. L. 8, § 7 Müll.; 10, § 24 ib.; Quint. 1, 5, 16; Charis. p. 20 P.; 72 ib.; Diom. p. 315 ib.; sing.,
I. v. infra, B.), f. root skap-, to support; cf.: scipio, scamnum.
I. Lit., thin branches, twigs, shoots (rare), Cato, R. R. 152; Pall. 3, 24, 8; 4, 9, 12; Auct. B. Afr. 47, 5; Plin. 20, 22, 89, § 241; 22, 18, 21, § 46 al.—
B. In partic.: scō-pa rēgĭa, a plant, a species of the goosefoot: Chenopodium scoparia, Linn.; Plin. 21, 6, 15, § 28; 25, 5, 19, § 44.—
II. Meton., a broom, besom made of twigs (class. in plur.): munditias volo fieri: efferte huc scopas, etc., Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 23; 2, 2, 27; 2, 2, 51; Petr. 34, 3; Hor. S. 2, 4, 81: scopis mundata, swept, Vulg. Luc. 11, 25: in scopā, id. Isa. 14, 23.—
b. Prov.: scopas dissolvere, to untie a broom, i. e. to throw any thing into disorder or confusion, Cic. Or. 71, 235; hence, scopae solutae, of a man in utter perplexity, id. Att. 7, 13, b, 6.
scŏpa, ae, f., = σκοπή,
I. a speculation, theory, Mart. Cap. 8, § 812.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *skōpā, from *skeh₂p- (“to prop”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to prop up”), Latvian šķēps (“spear, javelin”), English shaft. Compare also Scīpiō, scāpus, cippus.

Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchécouvillonfrom Old French escove
  • Catalanescovillófrom Old French escove
  • Englishecouvillonfrom Old French escove
  • Franco-Provençalècova
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianscova
  • Sardinianiscòba
  • Sardinianiscopa
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanescombra
  • Occitanescoba
  • Aragoneseescoba
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseescova
  • Spanishescoba
  • Asturianescoba
  • Galicianescoba
  • Hiligaynoneskobafrom Spanish escoba
  • Tagalogeskobafrom Spanish escoba
Italo-Romance
  • Italianscopa
  • Sicilianscupa
Padanian
  • Italianscovolofrom Venetan scoa
  • Emilianscova
  • Friulianscove
  • Lombardscoa
  • Orientalscoa
  • Orientalscova
  • Romanshscua
Ancient borrowings
  • Albanianshqopë
  • Irishscuabfrom Middle Irish scúap
  • Manxskeabfrom Middle Irish scúap
  • Scottish Gaelicsguabfrom Middle Irish scúap
  • Cornishskubfrom Proto-Brythonic *ɨskʉb
  • Welshysgubfrom Proto-Brythonic *ɨskʉb
  • Byzantine Greekσκούπα

Quick answers

What does scōpa mean in Latin?
scōpa, a noun, means “branch of a plant; broom, besom”.
What is the genitive of scōpa?
The genitive singular is scōpae. scōpa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scōpa?
In classical Latin, [ˈskoː.pa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskɔː.pa].