Neuter
scelus
- (declension-3, neuter) an evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action
- (declension-3, neuter) wickedness, villainy
- (declension-3, neuter) criminal, villain, felon, scoundrel, rascal, rogue
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈskɛ.ɫʊs]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *skelos, from Proto-Indo-European *skelos (“curve, bending”), from *(s)kel- (“to curve, bend”). This etymology presupposes a semantic shift from "crooked" to "wicked, bad". Cognate with Proto-Germanic *skelhaz (whence Dutch scheel, German scheel), Ancient Greek σκέλος (skélos), σκολιός (skoliós).
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