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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From σκότος (skótos, “darkness”) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sko.tí.aː/ → /skoˈti.a/ → /skoˈti.a/
Noun
σκοτῐ́ᾱ • (skotíā) f (genitive σκοτῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- darkness, gloom
- (architecture) scotia, cavetto, so called from the dark shadow it casts
Inflection
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Further reading
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía).
Noun
σκοτία • (skotía) f
- (architecture) scotia
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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σκοτία (skotía)
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σκοτίες (skotíes)
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| genitive
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σκοτίας (skotías)
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σκοτιών (skotión)
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| accusative
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σκοτία (skotía)
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σκοτίες (skotíes)
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| vocative
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σκοτία (skotía)
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σκοτίες (skotíes)
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