skorpion

See also: Skorpion, škorpion, and škorpión

English

Noun

skorpion (plural skorpions)

1. (archaic, nonstandard) Alternative form of scorpion

Danish

Noun

skorpion c (singular definite skorpionen, plural indefinite skorpioner)

1. scorpion

Declension

Declension of skorpion

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skorpion	skorpionen	skorpioner	skorpionerne
genitive	skorpions	skorpionens	skorpioners	skorpionernes

Further reading

• “skorpion” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “skorpion” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Estonian

Heterometrus laoticus

Etymology

From German Skorpion, from Latin scorpio, ultimately from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskorpio̯n/, [ˈskorpio̯n]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -orpion
• Hyphenation: skor‧pion or skor‧pi‧on

Noun

skorpion (genitive skorpioni, partitive skorpioni or skorpionit)

1. (zoology) scorpion (Scorpio)
   1. An arachnid, who kills its prey with its venomous sting in the end of its curved tail.

      Ta kardab skorpione ja mürgiseid sisalikke.

      She is afraid of scorpions and poisonous lizards.

Declension

Declension of skorpion (ÕS type 19/seminar, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		skorpion	skorpionid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	skorpioni
genitive			skorpionide
partitive		skorpioni	skorpione skorpionisid
illative		skorpioni skorpionisse	skorpionidesse skorpionesse
inessive		skorpionis	skorpionides skorpiones
elative		skorpionist	skorpionidest skorpionest
allative		skorpionile	skorpionidele skorpionele
adessive		skorpionil	skorpionidel skorpionel
ablative		skorpionilt	skorpionidelt skorpionelt
translative		skorpioniks	skorpionideks skorpioneks
terminative		skorpionini	skorpionideni
essive		skorpionina	skorpionidena
abessive		skorpionita	skorpionideta
comitative		skorpioniga	skorpionidega

Declension of skorpion (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		skorpion	skorpionid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	skorpioni
genitive			skorpionite
partitive		skorpionit	skorpioneid
illative		skorpionisse	skorpionitesse skorpioneisse
inessive		skorpionis	skorpionites skorpioneis
elative		skorpionist	skorpionitest skorpioneist
allative		skorpionile	skorpionitele skorpioneile
adessive		skorpionil	skorpionitel skorpioneil
ablative		skorpionilt	skorpionitelt skorpioneilt
translative		skorpioniks	skorpioniteks skorpioneiks
terminative		skorpionini	skorpioniteni
essive		skorpionina	skorpionitena
abessive		skorpionita	skorpioniteta
comitative		skorpioniga	skorpionitega

Derived terms

• skorpioniline

See also

Zodiac signs in Estonian (layout · text)
Jäär	Sõnn	Kaksikud	Vähk
Lõvi	Neitsi	Kaalud	Skorpion
Ambur	Kaljukits	Veevalaja	Kalad

References

• skorpion in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos), via Latin scorpio.

Noun

skorpion m (definite singular skorpionen, indefinite plural skorpioner, definite plural skorpionene)

1. scorpion

References

• “skorpion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos), via Latin scorpio.

Noun

skorpion m (definite singular skorpionen, indefinite plural skorpionar, definite plural skorpionane)

1. scorpion

References

• “skorpion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔr.pjɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔrpjɔn
• Syllabification: skor‧pion

Noun

skorpion m animal

1. scorpion (arachnid of the order Scorpiones)

Declension

Declension of skorpion

	singular	plural
nominative	skorpion	skorpiony
genitive	skorpiona	skorpionów
dative	skorpionowi	skorpionom
accusative	skorpiona	skorpiony
instrumental	skorpionem	skorpionami
locative	skorpionie	skorpionach
vocative	skorpionie	skorpiony

Further reading

• skorpion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• skorpion in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin scorpio.

Noun

skorpion c

1. (zoology) scorpion
2. (astrology) Scorpio (person of that star sign)

Declension

Declension of skorpion

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skorpion	skorpions
	definite	skorpionen	skorpionens
plural	indefinite	skorpioner	skorpioners
	definite	skorpionerna	skorpionernas

See also

Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren	Oxen	Tvillingarna	Kräftan
Lejonet	Jungfrun	Vågen	Skorpionen
Skytten	Stenbocken	Vattumannen	Fiskarna

References

• skorpion in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skorpion in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skorpion in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)