See also: Squalus

Latin

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (sheatfish), cognate with Ancient Greek ἄσπαλος (áspalos), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, kind of fish), Old Prussian kalis, and Old English hwæl (whale); more information at whale.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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squalus m (genitive squalī); second declension

  1. a kind of large sea fish, thought to be a shark
Declension
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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative squalus squalī
genitive squalī squalōrum
dative squalō squalīs
accusative squalum squalōs
ablative squalō squalīs
vocative squale squalī
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Possibly 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.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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squālus

  1. unkempt, dirty
Declension
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First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms
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References

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  • 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 Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.