σκαληνός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to σκάζω (skázō).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

σκᾰληνός (skalēnósm (feminine σκᾰληνή, neuter σκᾰληνόν); first/second declension

  1. uneven, unequal, rough, rugged, slanting
  2. (mathematics, of numbers) odd
    Synonym: περισσός (perissós)
    Antonyms: ἄρτιος (ártios), ἰσοσκελής (isoskelḗs)
  3. (geometry, of triangles) Having unequal sides, scalene; (of cones) oblique

Inflection

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Descendants

References

  • σκαληνός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκαληνός (skalēnós)

Adjective

σκαληνός (skalinósm (feminine σκαληνή, neuter σκαληνό)

  1. (geometry) scalene, having unequal sides
    Synonym: ανισοσκελής (anisoskelís)
    Antonym: ισοσκελής (isoskelís)

Declension