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σκύλος
σκύλος
Ancient Greek
Noun
σκύλος • (skúlos) n (genitive σκύλεος, σκύλους); third declension
Inflection
Third declension of σκύλος, σκύλεος (uncontracted)
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | σκύλος | σκύλεε | σκύλεᾰ |
| Genitive | σκύλεος | σκυλέοιν | σκυλέων |
| Dative | σκύλεϊ | σκυλέοιν | σκύλεσσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | σκύλος | σκύλεε | σκύλεᾰ |
| Vocative | σκύλος | σκύλεε | σκύλεᾰ |
| Notes: | This inflection pattern originally had a sigma (i.e. *σκύλεσος), which was dropped early in the history of Ancient Greek. |
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Third declension of σκύλος, σκύλους (contracted)
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | σκύλος | σκύλει | σκύλη |
| Genitive | σκύλους | σκυλοῖν | σκυλῶν |
| Dative | σκύλει | σκυλοῖν | σκύλεσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | σκύλος | σκύλει | σκύλη |
| Vocative | σκύλος | σκύλει | σκύλη |
| Notes: | The irregular accentuation of this paradigm is explained by the fact that it is the contracted version of the above paradigm. |
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Descendants
- Greek: σκύλος m (skýlos, “dog”)
References
- σκύλος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- «σκύλος» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκύλος (skúlos, “skin, hide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈscilo̞s]
- Hyphenation: σκύ‧λος
Noun
σκύλος • (skýlos) m (plural σκύλοι, feminine σκύλα, neuter σκυλί)
Declension
declension of σκύλος
Synonyms
- (dog): κύων m, f (kýon) (Katharevousa)
- (dogfish): σκυλόψαρο n (skylópsaro)
Related terms
External links
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σκύλος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el