Scyllaeum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σκύλλαιον (Skúllaion), from Σκύλλα (Skúlla).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /skylˈlae̯.um/, [s̠kʏlˈlʲäe̯ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ʃilˈle.um/, [ʃilˈlɛːum]

Proper noun

Scyllaeum n sg (genitive Scyllaeī); second declension

1. A promontory and town of Bruttium, situated at the entrance of the Sicilian strait, now Scilla

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Scyllaeum
Genitive	Scyllaeī
Dative	Scyllaeō
Accusative	Scyllaeum
Ablative	Scyllaeō
Vocative	Scyllaeum
Locative	Scyllaeī

References

• “Scyllaeum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Scyllaeum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.