scorpie
Latin
Noun
scorpie
- vocative singular of scorpius
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic скоръпии (skorŭpii), from Byzantine Greek σκορπίον (skorpíon). Doublet of scorpion.
Noun
scorpie f (plural scorpii)
- (dated, popular) scorpion
- Synonym: scorpion
- (archaic, popular) a type of mythological beast or monster, often depicted as a feminine figure with three heads
- (figuratively) bitch, old hag, virago, shrew; epithet for a bad woman
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | scorpie | scorpia | scorpii | scorpiile | |
| genitive-dative | scorpii | scorpiei | scorpii | scorpiilor | |
| vocative | scorpie, scorpio | scorpiilor | |||