Scylax
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.