LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scotia1

scotia f (genitive scotiae)
Classical[ˈskɔ.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈskɔt.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininescotia; a hollow molding in the base of a column
  2. femininegutter at the end of a cornice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescotiascotiae
genitivescotiaescotiārum
dativescotiaescotiīs
accusativescotiamscotiās
ablativescotiāscotiīs
vocativescotiascotiae

scŏtĭa, ae, f., = σκοτία, in architect.
I. A hollow moulding in the base of a column, a scotia, Vitr. 3, 5, 2.—
II. A gutter at the end of a cornice, Vitr. 4, 3, 6.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, “dark, shadowy”).

Descendants
  • Catalanescòcia
  • Englishscotia
  • Frenchscotie
  • Italianscozia
  • Italianscotica
  • Spanishesgucio
  • Old Leoneseescotisa

In English words that came into English from scotia

  • scotiascotia
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Scōtia2
Scōtia f sg (genitive Scōtiae)
Classical[ˈskoː.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈskɔt.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. Ireland (an island and country in Northern Europe)
  2. Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeScōtia—
genitiveScōtiae—
dativeScōtiae—
accusativeScōtiam—
ablativeScōtiā—
vocativeScōtia—

Origins

From Scōtī (“the Scots people”).

Descendants
  • CatalanEscòcia
  • FrenchÉcossefrom Old French Escoce
  • ItalianScozia
  • PortugueseEscócia
  • RomanianScoția
  • SpanishEscocia
  • AlbanianSkocia
  • GalicianEscocia
  • NormanÊcosse
  • Old Galician-PortugueseEscoça

Quick answers

What does scotia mean in Latin?
scotia, a noun, means “scotia; a hollow molding in the base of a column; gutter at the end of a cornice”.
What is the genitive of scotia?
The genitive singular is scotiae. scotia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scotia?
In classical Latin, [ˈskɔ.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskɔt.t͡si.a].