LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scrūpeda

scrūpeda f (genitive scrūpedae)
Classical[ˈskruː.pɛ.da]Ecclesiastical[ˈskruː.pe.da]

Meaning

  1. hobbling, shambling
    Favorinus quoque noster, cum Nervulariam Plauti legerem, quae inter incertas habita est, et audisset ex ea comoedia versum hunc: scrattae, scrupedae, strittivillae sordidae, delectatus faceta verborum antiquitate meretricum vitia atque deformitates significantium: "vel unus hercle" inquit "hic versus Plauti esse hanc fabulam satis potest fidei fecisse".120 CE – 180 CE, Gellius, Noctes Atticae 3.3.6

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescrūpedascrūpedae
genitivescrūpedaescrūpedārum
dativescrūpedaescrūpedīs
accusativescrūpedamscrūpedās
ablativescrūpedāscrūpedīs
vocativescrūpedascrūpedae

scrūpĕda or scrūpĭpĕda, ae, f. scrupus-pes,
I. hobbling, shambling (perh. = κροίπεζα, wearing high wooden shoes), Plaut. Fragm. ap. Gell. 3, 3, 6; id. ap. Non. 169, 8; Aur. and Juvent. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 65 Müll.; cf. Com. Rel. p. 83 Rib.

Origins

From scrūpipeda, from scrūpus + -i- + pēs.

Quick answers

What does scrūpeda mean in Latin?
scrūpeda, a noun, means “hobbling, shambling”.
What is the genitive of scrūpeda?
The genitive singular is scrūpedae. scrūpeda is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scrūpeda?
In classical Latin, [ˈskruː.pɛ.da]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskruː.pe.da].