scomber

See also: Scomber

English

Noun

scomber

Alternative form of scumber

Verb

scomber (third-person singular simple present scombers, present participle scombering, simple past and past participle scombered)

Alternative form of scumber

Anagrams

combers, recombs

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros), possibly ultimately of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskom.ber/, [ˈs̠kɔmbɛr]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskom.ber/, [ˈskɔmber]

Noun

scomber m (genitive scombrī); second declension

mackerel

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scomber	scombrī
Genitive	scombrī	scombrōrum
Dative	scombrō	scombrīs
Accusative	scombrum	scombrōs
Ablative	scombrō	scombrīs
Vocative	scomber	scombrī

Descendants

→ Italian: sgombro
→ Spanish: escombro

References

“scomber”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“scomber”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
scomber in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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