LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scorpaena

scorpaena f (genitive scorpaenae)
Classical[skɔrˈpae̯.na]Ecclesiastical[skorˈpɛː.na]

Meaning

  1. feminineA scorpionfish.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescorpaenascorpaenae
genitivescorpaenaescorpaenārum
dativescorpaenaescorpaenīs
accusativescorpaenamscorpaenās
ablativescorpaenāscorpaenīs
vocativescorpaenascorpaenae

scorpaena, ae, f., = σκόρπαινα,
I. a sea-scorpion, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 151; 9, 51, 74, § 162.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina), derived from σκορπίος (skorpíos, “scorpion”).

Descendants
  • Catalanescórpora
  • Frenchscorpène
  • Englishscorpenefrom French scorpène
  • Englishsculpinfrom French scorpène
  • Italianscorfano
  • Italianscorpena
  • Spanishescorpina
  • Ligurianscórpena
  • TranslingualScorpaena

In English words that came into English from scorpaena

  • sculpinscorpaena
  • scorpaenoidscorpaena
  • scorpaenidscorpaena

Quick answers

What does scorpaena mean in Latin?
scorpaena, a noun, means “A scorpionfish.”.
What is the genitive of scorpaena?
The genitive singular is scorpaenae. scorpaena is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scorpaena?
In classical Latin, [skɔrˈpae̯.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skorˈpɛː.na].
Which English words come from scorpaena?
English words that go back to Latin scorpaena include sculpin, scorpaenoid and scorpaenid.