scorpie

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Latin

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Noun

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scorpie

  1. vocative singular of scorpius

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic скоръпии (skorŭpii), from Byzantine Greek σκορπίον (skorpíon). Doublet of scorpion.

Noun

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scorpie f (plural scorpii)

  1. (dated, popular) scorpion
    Synonym: scorpion
  2. (archaic, popular) a type of mythological beast or monster, often depicted as a feminine figure with three heads
  3. (figuratively) bitch, old hag, virago, shrew; epithet for a bad woman

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