LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

scorpiō1

scorpiō m (genitive scorpiōnis)
Classical[ˈskɔr.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈskɔr.pi.o]

Meaning

  1. a scorpion
  2. a kind of prickly sea fish, possibly the scorpionfish or sculpin
  3. a kind of prickly plant
  4. scorpion, a small catapult
    scorpione ab latere dextro traiectus exanimatusque conciditHe was pierced and killed on the right side by a scorpion and fellc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.25

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

quod tēla magnā vī iacit
scorpion (bolt-thrower)
scorpiō -ōnis (m) — in De Bello Gallico III, ch. 14

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescorpiōscorpiōnēs
genitivescorpiōnisscorpiōnum
dativescorpiōnīscorpiōnibus
accusativescorpiōnemscorpiōnēs
ablativescorpiōnescorpiōnibus
vocativescorpiōscorpiōnēs

scorpĭo, ōnis (poet. collat. forms scorpĭus and -ŏs, i, corresp. to the Greek), m., = σκορπίων, σκορπίος,
I. a scorpion.
I. Lit., Plin. 11, 37, 62, § 86; 28, 2, 5, § 24; 29, 4, 29, § 91; Vulg. Deut. 8, 15. —In the form scorpius, Ov. M. 15, 371 scorpios, id. F. 4, 164; acc. scorpion, id. ib. 5, 541.—
II. Transf.
A. The Scorpion, one of the signs of the zodiac.—Form Scorpios, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 44, 113; id. Arat. 208 and 430; Ov. M. 2, 196; Hyg. Astr. 2, 26; acc. Scorpion, Ov. M. 2, 83.—Form Scorpio, Petr. 39, 11; 35, 4: Scorpionis ascensus, Vulg. Num. 34, 4.—
B. A kind of prickly sea-fish: Cottus scorpio, Linn.; Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 151; cf. Petr. 35, 4; in the form scorpios, Ov. Hal. 116.—
C. A prickly plant, scorpion - wort, scorpion - grass: Spartium scorpius, Linn.; Plin. 22, 15, 17, § 39.—
D. A shrub, also called tragos, Plin. 27, 13, 116, § 142; 13, 21, 37, § 116.—
E. A military engine for throwing darts, stones, and other missiles, a scorpion, Veg. Mil. 4, 22; Amm. 23, 4, 4; Caes. B. G. 7, 25; Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 553, 24 (Hist. 3, 36 Dietsch); Liv. 26, 47; 26, 49; Vitr. 10, 1; in the form scorpius, Sisenn. ap. Non. 553, 25; Vulg. 1 Macc. 6, 51.—
F. In the agrimensores, a heap of stones terminating in a point, and used as a boundary-mark, Sic. Fl. pp. 4 and 6 Goes. —
G. An instrument of torture, Isid. 5, 27, 18; cf. Vulg. 3 Reg. 12, 14; id. 2 Par. 10, 11.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκορπῐ́ος (skorpĭ́os).

Descendants
  • Catalanescorpí
  • GermanSkorpion
  • Italianscorpione
  • Italiansgorbio
  • Frenchscorpionfrom Old French escorpion
  • Englishscorpionfrom Old French escorpion
  • Portugueseescorpiãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese escorpiõ
  • Spanishescorpiónfrom Old Spanish escorpion
  • Romanianscorpion
  • Albanianshkrap

In English words that came into English from scorpiō

  • scorpionscorpiō
  • Scorpioscorpiō
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Scorpiō2
Scorpiō m sg (genitive Scorpiōnis)
Classical[ˈskɔr.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈskɔr.pi.o]

Meaning

  1. Scorpius, one of the constellations of the Zodiac

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeScorpiō—
genitiveScorpiōnis—
dativeScorpiōnī—
accusativeScorpiōnem—
ablativeScorpiōne—
vocativeScorpiō—

Origins

From scorpi|ō, ~ōnis (“scorpion”).

Quick answers

What does scorpiō mean in Latin?
scorpiō, a noun, means “a scorpion; a kind of prickly sea fish, possibly the scorpionfish or sculpin; a kind of prickly plant”.
What is the genitive of scorpiō?
The genitive singular is scorpiōnis. scorpiō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce scorpiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈskɔr.pi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskɔr.pi.o].