scincos

Latin

Alternative forms

• scincus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκίγκος (skínkos), a variant of σκίγγος (skíngos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskin.kos/, [ˈs̠kɪŋkɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃin.kos/, [ˈʃiŋkos]

Noun

scincos m (genitive scincī); second declension

1. A kind of lizard, a skink

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scincos	scincī
Genitive	scincī	scincōrum
Dative	scincō	scincīs
Accusative	scincon	scincōs
Ablative	scincō	scincīs
Vocative	scince	scincī

References

• “scincos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• scincos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.