LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scōria

scōria f (genitive scōriae)
Classical[ˈskoː.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈskɔː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. slag, dross, scoria
    Conductori socio actorive eius pignus capere liceto et quod eius scauriae purgatum [lacuna adiectivi unius] expeditum fractum cretum lavatumque erit quive lapides lausiae expeditae in lapicaedinis erunt, commissa ei sunto, nisi quidquid debitum erit conductori socio actorive eius solutum erit.The lessee, shareholder, or manager may seize as a pledge what will be cleansed, [lacuna of one adjective], brought forth, broken, shed, and washed of its slags or slabs which will be brought forth in the quarry, they will forfeit to him, if not all will be redeemed that will be owed to the lessee, shareholder, or manager.2ⁿᵈ century CE, Lex Metalli Vipascensis, in CLI II, 5181, II, 53–55

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescōriascōriae
scauriae
genitivescōriae
scauriae
scōriārum
scauriārum
dativescōriae
scauriae
scōriīs
scauriīs
accusativescōriam
scauriam
scōriās
scauriās
ablativescōriāscōriīs
scauriīs
vocativescōriascōriae
scauriae

scōrĭa, ae, f., = σκωρία,
I. dross, slag, scoria of metals, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 69; 33, 6, 35, § 105; 34, 11, 24, § 107; 34, 18, 51, § 171; Pall. 1, 41, 3; Vulg. Isa. 1, 22.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría, “slag”), from σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”).

Descendants
  • Catalanescòria
  • Frenchscorie
  • Italianscoria
  • Portugueseescória
  • Romanianscoare
  • Romanianscorie
  • Spanishescoria
  • Englishscoria
  • Galicianescoura
  • Albanianzgjyrë

In English words that came into English from scōria

  • scoriascōria

Quick answers

What does scōria mean in Latin?
scōria, a noun, means “slag, dross, scoria”.
What is the genitive of scōria?
The genitive singular is scōriae. scōria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scōria?
In classical Latin, [ˈskoː.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskɔː.ri.a].