Scylla

Translingual

Scylla paramamosain

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).

Proper noun

Scylla f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Portunidae – mud crab, mangrove crab.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Decapoda - order; Pleocyemata - suborder; Brachyura - infraorder; Eubrachyura - section; Heterotremata - subsection; Portunoidea - superfamily; Portunidae - family; Portuninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Scylla serrata (giant mud crab) - type species; Scylla oceanica, Scylla olivacea (orange mud crab), Scylla paramamosain (green mud crab), Scylla tranquebarica (purple mud crab) - other species

References

• Scylla (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scylla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scylla (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Scylla at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Scylla at World Register of Marine Species

English

Etymology

From Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlə/
• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Proper noun

Scylla

1. A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand.
   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Chapter XII. Lady Marchmont’s Journal.”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 85:

     I have never yet been able to steer my lovers through the Scylla of presence, or the Charybdis of absence.

2. (Greek mythology) A personification of said rock as a ravenous monster.
3. (Greek mythology) A princess, daughter of King Nisos of Megara, who fell in love with King Minos and betrayed her city to him.
   • 1714, Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock, Canto III:

     Ah cease rash Youth! desist e'er 'tis too late, / Fear the just Gods, and think of Scylla′s Fate!

4. (astronomy) The main belt asteroid 155 Scylla.

Derived terms

• between Scylla and Charybdis

Translations

dangerous rock

personification of the rock

• Armenian: Սկիլլա (hy) (Skilla)
• Bashkir: Скилла (Skilla)
• Esperanto: Skilo
• French: Scylla (fr) f
• Georgian: სკილა (sḳila)
• German: Skylla f
• Greek: Σκύλλα (el) f (Skýlla)

  Ancient Greek: Σκύλλα f (Skúlla)

• Hungarian: Szkülla
• Italian: Scilla (it) f
• Korean: 스킬라 (Seukilla)
• Latin: Scylla f
• Polish: Scylla (pl) f, Skylla f
• Portuguese: Cila (pt) f
• Romanian: Scila f
• Russian: Сци́лла (ru) f (Scílla)
• Slovene: Scila f
• Spanish: Escila f
• Swedish: Skylla
• Ukrainian: Скілла f (Skilla), Сци́лла f (Scýlla)

See also

• Charybdis

Further reading

• Scylla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scylla (princess) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 155 Scylla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Scally, scally

French

Etymology

From Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.la/

Proper noun

Scylla f

1. (Greek mythology) Scylla

   de Charybde en Scylla ― between Scylla and Charybdis

Further reading

• “Scylla”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskyl.la/, [ˈs̠kʏlːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃil.la/, [ˈʃilːä]

Proper noun

Scylla f sg (genitive Scyllae); first declension

1. Scylla (rock on the Italian coast)
2. (Greek mythology) Scylla (a ravenous monster)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Scylla
Genitive	Scyllae
Dative	Scyllae
Accusative	Scyllam
Ablative	Scyllā
Vocative	Scylla

Derived terms

• Scyllaeus (“of or relating to Scylla”)