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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/05/16 14:46 UTC 版)
According to De Vaan, the term might reflect Proto-Indo-European *(s)krebʰ-, whence also scrobis. If this theory is accepted, then it would imply that this word is a non-Roman dialect form or borrowing that shows an unusual development of *-bʰ- > *-f-. De Vaan suggests that the term could continue *skrobʰ-h₂, in which case the long -ō- would have to be a secondary development as result of the borrowing. Regarding the semantics, De Vaan suggests that the term originally meant "scratcher, digger," whence "sow." For a similar semantic development, compare porcus.
scrōfa f (genitive scrōfae); first declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scrōfa | scrōfae |
| genitive | scrōfae | scrōfārum |
| dative | scrōfae | scrōfīs |
| accusative | scrōfam | scrōfās |
| ablative | scrōfā | scrōfīs |
| vocative | scrōfa | scrōfae |