noun · femininefirst declension
scrapta
scrapta f (genitive scraptae)
Meaning
- femininean epithet of a prostitute
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scrapta | scraptae |
| genitive | scraptae | scraptārum |
| dative | scraptae | scraptīs |
| accusative | scraptam | scraptās |
| ablative | scraptā | scraptīs |
| vocative | scrapta | scraptae |
scrapta or scratta (also scrātĭa and scrattĭa), ae, f.,
I. an epithet of an unchaste woman, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Gell. 3, 3, 6; id. ap. Non. 169, 8; id. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 65 Müll. N. cr.; and Titin. ap. Fest. p. 333 ib. (Com. Rel. p. 124 Rib.).
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). See also Latin corium, scortum, Proto-Germanic *skeraną (whence English shear), Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”).