"scrofa" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈskroː.fa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈskrɔː.fa] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: According to De Vaan, the term might reflect Proto-Indo-European *(s)krebʰ-, whence also scrobis. If this theory is accepted, then it would imply that this word is a non-Roman dialect form or borrowing that shows an unusual development of *-bʰ- > *-f-. De Vaan suggests that the term could continue *skrobʰ-h₂, in which case the long -ō- would have to be a secondary development as result of the borrowing. Regarding the semantics, De Vaan suggests that the term originally meant "scratcher, digger," whence "sow." For a similar semantic development, compare porcus. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*(s)kerbʰ-|*(s)krebʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)krebʰ- Head templates: {{la-noun|scrōfa<1>}} scrōfa f (genitive scrōfae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|scrōfa<1>}} Forms: scrōfa [canonical, feminine], scrōfae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], scrōfa [nominative, singular], scrōfae [nominative, plural], scrōfae [genitive, singular], scrōfārum [genitive, plural], scrōfae [dative, singular], scrōfīs [dative, plural], scrōfam [accusative, singular], scrōfās [accusative, plural], scrōfā [ablative, singular], scrōfīs [ablative, plural], scrōfa [singular, vocative], scrōfae [plural, vocative]
  1. sow (female pig, especially one used for breeding) Tags: declension-1 Synonyms: porca Derived forms: scrōfīnus, scrōfipascus
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