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scopa.

butcher's broom (shrub); branches/sprigs tied together (pl.); broom (sweeping);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈskoː.pa]Classical-Latin[ˈskɔː.pa]

  1. branch of a plant

    declension-1

  2. broom, besom

    Classical-Latin · declension-1 · in-plural
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *skōpā, from *skeh₂p- (“to prop”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to prop up”), Latvian šķēps (“spear, javelin”), English shaft. Compare also Scīpiō, scāpus, cippus.

verb[ˈskoː.pa]Classical-Latin[ˈskɔː.pa]

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of scōpō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *skōpā, from *skeh₂p- (“to prop”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to prop up”), Latvian šķēps (“spear, javelin”), English shaft. Compare also Scīpiō, scāpus, cippus.

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