Scodra

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκόδρα (Skódra).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.dra/, [ˈs̠kɔd̪rä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.dra/, [ˈskɔːd̪rä]

Proper noun

Scodra f sg (genitive Scodrae); first declension

a town of Illyricum, situated on the southern shore of the lake Labeatis, now Shkodër or Scutari

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Scodra
Genitive	Scodrae
Dative	Scodrae
Accusative	Scodram
Ablative	Scodrā
Vocative	Scodra
Locative	Scodrae

Derived terms

Scodrensis

Descendants

→ Albanian: Shkodër

References

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

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