σκύλαξ

See also: Σκύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare κύλλα (kúlla), σκύλιον (skúlion), σκύλλα (skúlla), as well as Old Armenian ցուլ (cʿul), Old Irish cuilén, Lithuanian kalė, and Russian клей (klej). a Proto-Indo-European origin is possible, but problematic. Could also be Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκῠ́λᾰξ (skúlax) m or f (genitive σκῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. young dog, whelp, puppy
    1. dog
    2. (of other young animals) whelp
  2. a chain, a chain or collar for the neck
  3. Hesychius defines it as σχῆμα (skhêma) ἀφροδισιακόν (aphrodisiakón, erotic dance?)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Σκύλαξ (Skúlax)

Descendants

References

  • σκύλαξ in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • σκύλαξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • σκύλαξ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill
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