scēptrum
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron), derived from σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to press one thing against another”) + -τρον (-tron, instrument noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskeːp.trum/, [ˈs̠keːpt̪rʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈʃep.trum/, [ˈʃɛpt̪rum]
Noun
scēptrum n (genitive scēptrī); second declension
- sceptre (royal staff, symbol of authority) [ quotations ▼]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scēptrum | scēptra |
| Genitive | scēptrī | scēptrōrum |
| Dative | scēptrō | scēptrīs |
| Accusative | scēptrum | scēptra |
| Ablative | scēptrō | scēptrīs |
| Vocative | scēptrum | scēptra |