squalus
See also: Squalus
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LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Probably both senses related to squāma (“scale”), of unknown origin. In the sense of dirty, unkempt, this word has traditionally been associated with the cognates listed at cālīgō (“darkness, mist”), although these associations are tenuous. Conversely, for the fish, a less likely relationship with Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”) has been suggested, in which case perhaps cognate with Ancient Greek ἄσπαλος (áspalos), Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬐 (kara, “kind of fish”), Old Prussian kalis, and Old English hwæl (“whale”), more information at whale.
NounEdit
squālus m
- A kind of sea-fish, thought to be a shark
InflectionEdit
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | squālus | squālī |
| genitive | squālī | squālōrum |
| dative | squālō | squālīs |
| accusative | squālum | squālōs |
| ablative | squālō | squālīs |
| vocative | squāle | squālī |
DescendantsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
squālus
InflectionEdit
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | squālus | squālī |
| genitive | squālī | squālōrum |
| dative | squālō | squālīs |
| accusative | squālum | squālōs |
| ablative | squālō | squālīs |
| vocative | squāle | squālī |
ReferencesEdit
- squalus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- squalus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “squalus” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)