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===Etymology=== |
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From {{der|la|ine-pro|*(s)ker-||to cut}}. Compare {{m|la|scrōtum}}, {{m|la|scrautum}}, {{m|la|scrūta}}. See also {{m|la|corium}}, Proto-Germanic {{m|gem-pro|*skeraną}} (whence English {{m|en|shear}}), Ancient Greek {{m|grc|κείρω||I cut off}}, Albanian {{m|sq|harr||to cut, to mow}}, Lithuanian {{m|lt|skìrti||separate}}, Welsh {{m|cy|ysgar||separate}}, Old Armenian {{m|xcl|քերեմ||to scrape, scratch}}. The {{m|en|prostitute}} sense may have arisen from the former {{m|en|[[skin]], [[leather]]}} sense through ''scortum [[subigo|subigere]]'' ("beat leather; [[tan#English|tan]] leather"), as an ancient metaphor for sexual intercourse. According to [[w:Sextus Pompeius Festus|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", and "whore" in [[w:farce|farce]]), Spanish ''[[pelleja]]'' ("skin, hide; whore"). |
From {{der|la|ine-pro|*(s)ker-||to cut}}. Compare {{m|la|scrōtum}}, {{m|la|scrautum}}, {{m|la|scrūta}}. See also {{m|la|corium}}, Proto-Germanic {{m|gem-pro|*skeraną}} (whence English {{m|en|shear}}), Ancient Greek {{m|grc|κείρω||I cut off}}, Albanian {{m|sq|harr||to cut, to mow}}, Lithuanian {{m|lt|skìrti||separate}}, Welsh {{m|cy|ysgar||separate}}, Old Armenian {{m|xcl|քերեմ||to scrape, scratch}}. The {{m|en|prostitute}} sense may have arisen from the former {{m|en|[[skin]], [[leather]]}} sense through ''scortum [[subigo|subigere]]'' ("beat leather; [[tan#English|tan]] leather"), as an ancient metaphor for sexual intercourse. According to [[w:Sextus Pompeius Festus|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", and "whore" in [[w:farce|farce]]), Spanish ''[[pelleja]]'' ("skin, hide; whore"). Hammarström observes that skin removed from the animal is loose, flexible and lacks hold. |
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* M. Hammarström (1925), De uocibus scorti, scrattae, strittabillae, ''Éranos'' 23, pp. 104 ff. |
* M. Hammarström (1925), De uocibus scorti, scrattae, strittabillae, ''Éranos'' 23, pp. 104 ff. |
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Latest revision as of 13:23, 24 September 2024
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Compare 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”). The 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", and "whore" in farce), Spanish pelleja ("skin, hide; whore"). Hammarström observes that skin removed from the animal is loose, flexible and lacks hold.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈskor.tum/, [ˈs̠kɔrt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskor.tum/, [ˈskɔrt̪um]
Noun
[edit]scortum n (genitive scortī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scortum | scorta |
| Genitive | scortī | scortōrum |
| Dative | scortō | scortīs |
| Accusative | scortum | scorta |
| Ablative | scortō | scortīs |
| Vocative | scortum | scorta |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “scortum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “scortum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- scortum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- scortum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- James N. Adams (1983), Words for 'prostitute' in Latin, Rheinisches Museum für Philologie, Neue Folge, 126(3/4), pp. 321-358.
- M. Hammarström (1925), De uocibus scorti, scrattae, strittabillae, Éranos 23, pp. 104 ff.