LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

scrūta

scrūta n pl (genitive scrūtōrum)
Classical[ˈskruː.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈskruː.ta]

Meaning

  1. pluralplural onlyrubbish, broken trash
    vestīmentum aliquod ex vīlibus scrūtīs cōnsarcinātumsome garment sewn of cheap scraps of cloth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—scrūta
genitive—scrūtōrum
dative—scrūtīs
accusative—scrūta
ablative—scrūtīs
vocative—scrūta

scrūta, ōrum, n. sibilated from γρύτη,
I. old or broken stuff, trash, frippery, trumpery, Lucil. ap. Gell. 3, 14, 10; Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 65; Petr. 62, 1; Vulg. 3 Reg. 10, 15; id. 2 Esdr. 3, 30.

Origins

Uncertain. May be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krew-t- or *(s)kroy-t-, extended from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Probably cognate with Proto-Germanic *skraudaną (“to cut up, shred”) (whence Old High German scrōtan). Compare also scrūpus.

In English words that came into English from scrūta

  • scrutinyscrūtinium

Quick answers

What does scrūta mean in Latin?
scrūta, a noun, means “rubbish, broken trash”.
What is the genitive of scrūta?
The genitive singular is scrūtōrum. scrūta is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce scrūta?
In classical Latin, [ˈskruː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskruː.ta].