scotia

scotia

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English

Etymology

From Latin scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, dark, shadowy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskoʊʃə/

Noun

scotia (plural scotias)

  1. (architecture) A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.

Synonyms

  • trochilus

Hypernyms

  • molding

Translations

Anagrams

  • Caitos, Sciota, catios, coatis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, dark, shadowy).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsko.ti.a/, [ˈs̠kɔt̪iä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskot.t͡si.a/, [ˈskɔt̪ː͡s̪iä]

Noun

scotia f (genitive scotiae); first declension

  1. (architecture) scotia; a hollow molding in the base of a column
  2. (architecture) gutter at the end of a cornice

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

  • Catalan: escòcia
  • English: scotia
  • Italian: scozia
  • Spanish: esgucio, escocia

References

  • scotia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scotia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • scotia”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]

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