Scupi

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκοῦποι (Skoûpoi), of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “observer, watcher”), referring to its position as a high place.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskuː.piː/, [ˈs̠kuːpiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsku.pi/, [ˈskuːpi]

Proper noun

Scūpī m pl (genitive Scūpōrum); second declension

1. Skopje

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Scūpī
genitive	Scūpōrum
dative	Scūpīs
accusative	Scūpōs
ablative	Scūpīs
vocative	Scūpī
locative	Scūpīs

References

• “Scupi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Scupi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.