Scylax
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Σκύλαξ (Skúlax).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsky.laks/, [ˈs̠kʏɫ̪äks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.laks/, [ˈʃiːläks]
Proper noun[edit]
Scylax m sg (genitive Scylacis); third declension
- A Greek geographer born in Caryanda
- The chief tributary river of the Iris, now the Çekerek River
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Scylax |
Genitive | Scylacis |
Dative | Scylacī |
Accusative | Scylacem |
Ablative | Scylace |
Vocative | Scylax |
References[edit]
- “Scylax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Scylax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.