Scupi

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκοῦποι (Skoûpoi), of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “observer, watcher”), referring to its position as a high place.[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Scūpī m pl (genitive Scūpōrum); second declension

  1. Skopje

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Scūpī
Genitive Scūpōrum
Dative Scūpīs
Accusative Scūpōs
Ablative Scūpīs
Vocative Scūpī
Locative Scūpīs

References
  • “Scupi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Scupi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  1. Wilson, Nigel, ed. (2005). Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece. Routledge. p. 663
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