LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

scurrīlis

scurrīlis (neuter scurrīle)
Classical[skʊrˈriː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[skurˈriː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationbuffoonlike, scurrilous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativescurrīlisscurrīlisscurrīle
genitivescurrīlisscurrīlisscurrīlis
dativescurrīlīscurrīlīscurrīlī
accusativescurrīlemscurrīlemscurrīle
ablativescurrīlīscurrīlīscurrīlī
vocativescurrīlisscurrīlisscurrīle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativescurrīlēsscurrīlēsscurrīlia
genitivescurrīliumscurrīliumscurrīlium
dativescurrīlibusscurrīlibusscurrīlibus
accusativescurrīlīs
scurrīlēs		scurrīlīs
scurrīlēs		scurrīlia
ablativescurrīlibusscurrīlibusscurrīlibus
vocativescurrīlēsscurrīlēsscurrīlia

scurrīlis, e, adj. scurra, II.,
I. buffoonlike, jeering, scurrilous.
I. Lit. (class.): jocus (with mimicus), Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 239: dicacitas, id. ib. 2, 60, 244; Quint. 6, 3, 29; Suet. Vesp. 22 (with sordida); Cic. de Or. 3, 60, 245; Quint. 6, 3, 48; Val. Max. 7, 8, 9.—*
II. In gen., jesting, facetious, ludicrous: lusus (opp. res seriae), Val. Max. 8, 8, 2.— Adv.: scurrīlĭter (acc. to I.), like a buffoon: ludere, Plin. Ep. 4, 25, 3: jocari, Just. 24, 6, 4.

Origins

From scurra (“jester, joker”).

Descendants
  • Englishscurrilous
  • Frenchscurrile
  • Englishscurrilefrom French scurrile
  • Germanskurril
  • Italianscurrile
  • Spanishescurril

In English words that came into English from scurrīlis

  • scurrilousscurrīlis
  • scurrilityscurrilitas
  • scurrilescurrīlis

Quick answers

What does scurrīlis mean in Latin?
scurrīlis, a adjective, means “buffoonlike, scurrilous”.
How do you pronounce scurrīlis?
In classical Latin, [skʊrˈriː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skurˈriː.lis].
Which English words come from scurrīlis?
English words that go back to Latin scurrīlis include scurrilous, scurrile and scurrility.