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scrofa
scrofa
Italian
Noun
scrofa f (plural scrofe)
- sow (female pig)
Usage notes
- Sometimes used pejoratively of a woman
Latin
Etymology
Originally "digger, rooter," from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskroː.fa/
Noun
scrōfa f (genitive scrōfae); first declension
- sow (female pig, especially one used for breeding)
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scrōfa | scrōfae |
| genitive | scrōfae | scrōfārum |
| dative | scrōfae | scrōfīs |
| accusative | scrōfam | scrōfās |
| ablative | scrōfā | scrōfīs |
| vocative | scrōfa | scrōfae |
Synonyms
- (sow): porca
Derived terms
- scrōfīnus
- scrōfipascus
Descendants
References
- scrofa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- scrofa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- SCROFA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “scrofa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- scrofa in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray