adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
scrūpeus
scrūpeus (feminine scrūpea, neuter scrūpeum)
Classical[ˈskruː.pe.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈskruː.pe.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverugged and rough with sharp, jagged rocks
- adjectivefigurativelyhard, severe
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | scrūpeus | scrūpea | scrūpeum |
| genitive | scrūpeī | scrūpeae | scrūpeī |
| dative | scrūpeō | scrūpeae | scrūpeō |
| accusative | scrūpeum | scrūpeam | scrūpeum |
| ablative | scrūpeō | scrūpeā | scrūpeō |
| vocative | scrūpee | scrūpea | scrūpeum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | scrūpeī | scrūpeae | scrūpea |
| genitive | scrūpeōrum | scrūpeārum | scrūpeōrum |
| dative | scrūpeīs | scrūpeīs | scrūpeīs |
| accusative | scrūpeōs | scrūpeās | scrūpea |
| ablative | scrūpeīs | scrūpeīs | scrūpeīs |
| vocative | scrūpeī | scrūpeae | scrūpea |
scrūpĕus, a, um, adj. scrupus.
I. Lit., consisting of pointed or sharp stones; sharp, rough, steep, rugged (poet. and rare):
saxum, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. scrupi, p. 333 Müll. (Trag. v. 139 Vahl.): spelunca, Verg. A. 6, 238: vada (undae), Sen. Agam. 556; cf. ora (Ismeni), Stat. Th. 9, 411: rupes, Ambros. Ep. 6, 13.—II. Trop., hard, severe:
ille (Achilles) scrupeā scholā eruditus, Tert. Pall. 4: difficultas, Aus. Idyll. 12 praef.—Subst.: scrūpĕa, ae, f., difficulty: reicis abs te religionem: scrupeam imponas tibi? Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 65 M. (Trag. Rel. v. 431 Rib.).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scrūpeus adj.
scrupus, of pointed stones, sharp, rough, steep, rugged : Spelunca, V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin scrūpeus From scrūpus (“rough or sharp stone”) + -eus.