"sceptrum" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈskeːp.trum/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈs̠keːpt̪rʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /ˈʃep.trum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈʃɛpt̪rum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron), derived from σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to press one thing against another”) + -τρον (-tron, instrument noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|σκῆπτρον}} Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron), {{af|grc|σκήπτω|-τρον|nocat=1|pos2=instrument noun suffix|t1=to press one thing against another}} σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to press one thing against another”) + -τρον (-tron, instrument noun suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|scēptrum<2>}} scēptrum n (genitive scēptrī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|scēptrum<2>}} Forms: scēptrum [canonical, neuter], scēptrī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], scēptrum [nominative, singular], scēptra [nominative, plural], scēptrī [genitive, singular], scēptrōrum [genitive, plural], scēptrō [dative, singular], scēptrīs [dative, plural], scēptrum [accusative, singular], scēptra [accusative, plural], scēptrō [ablative, singular], scēptrīs [ablative, plural], scēptrum [singular, vocative], scēptra [plural, vocative]
  1. sceptre (royal staff, symbol of authority) Tags: declension-2 Derived forms: scēptrifer, scēptriger
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          "text": "… celsā sedet Aeolus arce"
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