See scortum on Wiktionary
{ "derived": [ { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "scorteus" }, { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "scortillum" }, { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "scortor" } ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "la", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "", "4": "*(s)kr̥-tó-m", "5": "that which is cut; a cutting" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥-tó-m (“that which is cut; a cutting”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "la", "2": "scrōtum" }, "expansion": "Latin scrōtum", "name": "m+" }, { "args": { "1": "gem-pro", "2": "*skeraną" }, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *skeraną", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "shear" }, "expansion": "English shear", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "grc", "2": "κείρω", "3": "", "4": "I cut off" }, "expansion": "Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “I cut off”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sq", "2": "harr", "3": "", "4": "to cut, to mow" }, "expansion": "Albanian harr (“to cut, to mow”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "lt", "2": "skìrti", "3": "", "4": "separate" }, "expansion": "Lithuanian skìrti (“separate”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "cy", "2": "ysgar", "3": "", "4": "separate" }, "expansion": "Welsh ysgar (“separate”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "xcl", "2": "քերեմ", "3": "", "4": "to scrape, scratch" }, "expansion": "Old Armenian քերեմ (kʻerem, “to scrape, scratch”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "la", "2": "curtum" }, "expansion": "Piecewise doublet of curtum", "name": "piecewise doublet" }, { "args": { "1": "la", "2": "pellicula", "3": "", "4": "small skin; (in farce) whore" }, "expansion": "Latin pellicula (“small skin; (in farce) whore”)", "name": "m+" }, { "args": { "1": "es", "2": "pelleja", "3": "", "4": "skin, hide; whore" }, "expansion": "Spanish pelleja (“skin, hide; whore”)", "name": "noncog" } ], "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥-tó-m (“that which is cut; a cutting”), from the root *(s)ker- (“to cut”), which has other derivatives meaning “skin” or “bark”. Compare Latin scrōtum, scrautum, scrūta. See also corium, Proto-Germanic *skeraną (whence English shear), Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “I cut off”), Albanian harr (“to cut, to mow”), Lithuanian skìrti (“separate”), Welsh ysgar (“separate”), Old Armenian քերեմ (kʻerem, “to scrape, scratch”). Piecewise doublet of curtum.\nThe prostitute sense may have arisen from the former skin, leather sense through scortum subigere (“beat leather; tan leather”), as an ancient metaphor for sexual intercourse. According to Festus, Scorta appellantur meretrices, quia ut pelliculae subiguntur, “Prostitutes are called ‘leathers’ because they are beaten/tanned like small skins.” Cf. Latin pellicula (“small skin; (in farce) whore”), Spanish pelleja (“skin, hide; whore”). Hammarström observes that skin removed from the animal is loose, flexible and lacks hold.", "forms": [ { "form": "scortī", "tags": [ "genitive" ] }, { "form": "no-table-tags", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "table-tags" ] }, { "form": "la-ndecl", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "inflection-template" ] }, { "form": "scortum", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "nominative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "scorta", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "nominative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "scortī", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "genitive", "singular" ] }, { "form": "scortōrum", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "genitive", "plural" ] }, { "form": "scortō", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "dative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "scortīs", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "dative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "scortum", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "accusative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "scorta", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "accusative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "scortō", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "ablative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "scortīs", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "ablative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "scortum", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "singular", "vocative" ] }, { "form": "scorta", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "plural", "vocative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "scortum<2>" }, "expansion": "scortum n (genitive scortī); second declension", "name": "la-noun" } ], "inflection_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "scortum<2>" }, "name": "la-ndecl" } ], "lang": "Latin", "lang_code": "la", "pos": "noun", "related": [ { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "scortātor" }, { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "scortātus" }, { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "scortea" } ], "senses": [ { "glosses": [ "skin, hide" ], "id": "en-scortum-la-noun-IjQkin8A", "links": [ [ "skin", "skin" ], [ "hide", "hide" ] ], "tags": [ "declension-2", "neuter" ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "18 82", "kind": "other", "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "29 71", "kind": "other", "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "15 85", "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with 1 entry", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "8 92", "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with entries", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "2 98", "kind": "topical", "langcode": "la", "name": "Prostitution", "orig": "la:Prostitution", "parents": [ "Sexuality", "Human behaviour", "Sex", "Human", "All topics", "Reproduction", "Fundamental", "Life", "Nature" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "4 96", "kind": "topical", "langcode": "la", "name": "Sex", "orig": "la:Sex", "parents": [ "All topics", "Reproduction", "Fundamental", "Life", "Nature" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "harlot, prostitute" ], "id": "en-scortum-la-noun-OOoQ2eEA", "links": [ [ "harlot", "harlot" ], [ "prostitute", "prostitute" ] ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "0 100", "sense": "prostitute", "tags": [ "Mediaeval", "feminine" ], "word": "apodix" }, { "_dis1": "0 100", "sense": "prostitute", "tags": [ "feminine", "slang" ], "word": "meretrīx" } ], "tags": [ "declension-2", "neuter" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈskor.tum/", "tags": [ "Classical-Latin" ] }, { "ipa": "[ˈs̠kɔrt̪ʊ̃ˑ]", "tags": [ "Classical-Latin" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈskor.tum/", "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical" }, { "ipa": "[ˈskɔrt̪um]", "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical" } ], "word": "scortum" }
{ "categories": [ "Latin 2-syllable words", "Latin entries with incorrect language header", "Latin lemmas", "Latin neuter nouns", "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension", "Latin nouns", "Latin piecewise doublets", "Latin second declension nouns", "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European", "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries", "la:Prostitution", "la:Sex" ], "derived": [ { "word": "scorteus" }, { "word": "scortillum" }, { "word": "scortor" } ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "la", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "", "4": "*(s)kr̥-tó-m", "5": "that which is cut; a cutting" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥-tó-m (“that which is cut; a cutting”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "la", "2": "scrōtum" }, "expansion": "Latin scrōtum", "name": "m+" }, { "args": { "1": "gem-pro", "2": "*skeraną" }, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *skeraną", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "shear" }, "expansion": "English shear", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "grc", "2": "κείρω", "3": "", "4": "I cut off" }, "expansion": "Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “I cut off”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sq", "2": "harr", "3": "", "4": "to cut, to mow" }, "expansion": "Albanian harr (“to cut, to mow”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "lt", "2": "skìrti", "3": "", "4": "separate" }, "expansion": "Lithuanian skìrti (“separate”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "cy", "2": "ysgar", "3": "", "4": "separate" }, "expansion": "Welsh ysgar (“separate”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "xcl", "2": "քերեմ", "3": "", "4": "to scrape, scratch" }, "expansion": "Old Armenian քերեմ (kʻerem, “to scrape, scratch”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "la", "2": "curtum" }, "expansion": "Piecewise doublet of curtum", "name": "piecewise doublet" }, { "args": { "1": "la", "2": "pellicula", "3": "", "4": "small skin; (in farce) whore" }, "expansion": "Latin pellicula (“small skin; (in farce) whore”)", "name": "m+" }, { "args": { "1": "es", "2": "pelleja", "3": "", "4": "skin, hide; whore" }, "expansion": "Spanish pelleja (“skin, hide; whore”)", "name": "noncog" } ], "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥-tó-m (“that which is cut; a cutting”), from the root *(s)ker- (“to cut”), which has other derivatives meaning “skin” or “bark”. Compare Latin scrōtum, scrautum, scrūta. See also corium, Proto-Germanic *skeraną (whence English shear), Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “I cut off”), Albanian harr (“to cut, to mow”), Lithuanian skìrti (“separate”), Welsh ysgar (“separate”), Old Armenian քերեմ (kʻerem, “to scrape, scratch”). Piecewise doublet of curtum.\nThe prostitute sense may have arisen from the former skin, leather sense through scortum subigere (“beat leather; tan leather”), as an ancient metaphor for sexual intercourse. According to Festus, Scorta appellantur meretrices, quia ut pelliculae subiguntur, “Prostitutes are called ‘leathers’ because they are beaten/tanned like small skins.” Cf. Latin pellicula (“small skin; (in farce) whore”), Spanish pelleja (“skin, hide; whore”). Hammarström observes that skin removed from the animal is loose, flexible and lacks hold.", "forms": [ { "form": "scortī", "tags": [ "genitive" ] }, { "form": "no-table-tags", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "table-tags" ] }, { "form": "la-ndecl", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "inflection-template" ] }, { "form": "scortum", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "nominative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "scorta", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "nominative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "scortī", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "genitive", "singular" ] }, { "form": "scortōrum", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "genitive", "plural" ] }, { "form": "scortō", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "dative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "scortīs", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "dative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "scortum", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "accusative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "scorta", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "accusative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "scortō", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "ablative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "scortīs", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "ablative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "scortum", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "singular", "vocative" ] }, { "form": "scorta", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "plural", "vocative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "scortum<2>" }, "expansion": "scortum n (genitive scortī); second declension", "name": "la-noun" } ], "inflection_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "scortum<2>" }, "name": "la-ndecl" } ], "lang": "Latin", "lang_code": "la", "pos": "noun", "related": [ { "word": "scortātor" }, { "word": "scortātus" }, { "word": "scortea" } ], "senses": [ { "glosses": [ "skin, hide" ], "links": [ [ "skin", "skin" ], [ "hide", "hide" ] ], "tags": [ "declension-2", "neuter" ] }, { "glosses": [ "harlot, prostitute" ], "links": [ [ "harlot", "harlot" ], [ "prostitute", "prostitute" ] ], "tags": [ "declension-2", "neuter" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈskor.tum/", "tags": [ "Classical-Latin" ] }, { "ipa": "[ˈs̠kɔrt̪ʊ̃ˑ]", "tags": [ "Classical-Latin" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈskor.tum/", "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical" }, { "ipa": "[ˈskɔrt̪um]", "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical" } ], "synonyms": [ { "sense": "prostitute", "tags": [ "Mediaeval", "feminine" ], "word": "apodix" }, { "sense": "prostitute", "tags": [ "feminine", "slang" ], "word": "meretrīx" } ], "word": "scortum" }
Download raw JSONL data for scortum meaning in All languages combined (5.3kB)
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-21 using wiktextract (ce0be54 and f2e72e5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.