"Scylla" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪlə/
Rhymes: -ɪlə Etymology: From Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Scylla}} Latin Scylla, {{der|en|grc|Σκύλλα}} Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla) Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-Scylla-en-name-lthtAHEE Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 37 11 26 26
  2. (Greek mythology) A personification of said rock as a ravenous monster. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (personification of the rock): Σκύλλα (Skúlla) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Սկիլլա (Skilla) (Armenian), Скилла (Skilla) (Bashkir), Skilo (Esperanto), Scylla [feminine] (French), სკილა (sḳila) (Georgian), Skylla [feminine] (German), Σκύλλα (Skýlla) [feminine] (Greek), Szkülla (Hungarian), Scilla [feminine] (Italian), 스킬라 (Seukilla) (Korean), Scylla [feminine] (Latin), Scylla [feminine] (Polish), Skylla [feminine] (Polish), Cila [feminine] (Portuguese), Scila [feminine] (Romanian), Сци́лла (Scílla) [feminine] (Russian), Scila [feminine] (Slovene), Escila [feminine] (Spanish), Skylla (Swedish), Скілла (Skilla) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Сци́лла (Scýlla) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Scylla-en-name-ZDvTYeTD Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'personification of the rock': 21 70 6 4
  3. (Greek mythology) A princess, daughter of King Nisos of Megara, who fell in love with King Minos and betrayed her city to him. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Scylla-en-name-S9VOJD4a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 8 47 21 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  4. (astronomy) The main belt asteroid 155 Scylla. Categories (topical): Astronomy Derived forms: between Scylla and Charybdis Related terms: Charybdis
    Sense id: en-Scylla-en-name-5SYG5yyj Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Proper name [French]

IPA: /si.la/
Etymology: From Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla). Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|la|Scylla}} Latin Scylla, {{der|fr|grc|Σκύλλα}} Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|f}} Scylla f
  1. (Greek mythology) Scylla Tags: Greek, feminine Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Scylla-fr-name-alz6Pmpj Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /ˈskyl.la/ [Classical], [ˈs̠kʏlːʲä] [Classical], /ˈʃil.la/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈʃilːä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Scyllae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Scylla [nominative, singular], Scyllae [genitive, singular], Scyllae [dative, singular], Scyllam [accusative, singular], Scyllā [ablative, singular], Scylla [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Σκύλλα}} Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Scylla<1>}} Scylla f sg (genitive Scyllae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Scylla<1>}}
  1. Scylla (rock on the Italian coast) Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular
    Sense id: en-Scylla-la-name-BubalTQ7
  2. (Greek mythology) Scylla (a ravenous monster) Tags: Greek, declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Scylla-la-name-RiFtDQJC Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 40 60 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Scyllaeus (english: of or relating to Scylla)

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla). Etymology templates: {{lbor|mul|NL.|Scylla}} Learned borrowing from New Latin Scylla, {{der|mul|grc|Σκύλλα}} Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Scylla|nogendercat=1}} Scylla f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Portunidae – mud crab, mangrove crab. Tags: feminine Hyponyms (genus): Scylla serrata (english: type species), Scylla oceanica, Scylla olivacea (english: orange mud crab), Scylla paramamosain (english: green mud crab), Scylla tranquebarica (english: other species)
    Sense id: en-Scylla-mul-name-wAOwcB3V Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Protostomia (english: infrakingdom), Ecdysozoa (english: superphylum), Arthropoda (english: phylum), Crustacea (english: subphylum), Malacostraca (english: subfamily) [class], Eumalacostraca (english: subclass), Eucarida (english: superorder), Decapoda (english: order), Pleocyemata (english: suborder), Brachyura (english: infraorder), Eubrachyura (english: section), Heterotremata (english: subsection), Portunoidea (english: superfamily), Portunidae (english: family), Portuninae (english: subfamily)

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈskyl.la/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈs̠kʏlːʲä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃil.la/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃilːä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Scylla"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mul",
        "2": "NL.",
        "3": "Scylla"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from New Latin Scylla",
      "name": "lbor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mul",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Σκύλλα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from New Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mul",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "Scylla",
        "nogendercat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Scylla f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "english": "superkingdom",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Eukaryota"
    },
    {
      "english": "kingdom",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Animalia"
    },
    {
      "english": "subkingdom",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Bilateria"
    },
    {
      "english": "infrakingdom",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Protostomia"
    },
    {
      "english": "superphylum",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Ecdysozoa"
    },
    {
      "english": "phylum",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Arthropoda"
    },
    {
      "english": "subphylum",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Crustacea"
    },
    {
      "english": "subfamily",
      "sense": "genus",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ],
      "word": "Malacostraca"
    },
    {
      "english": "subclass",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Eumalacostraca"
    },
    {
      "english": "superorder",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Eucarida"
    },
    {
      "english": "order",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Decapoda"
    },
    {
      "english": "suborder",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Pleocyemata"
    },
    {
      "english": "infraorder",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Brachyura"
    },
    {
      "english": "section",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Eubrachyura"
    },
    {
      "english": "subsection",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Heterotremata"
    },
    {
      "english": "superfamily",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Portunoidea"
    },
    {
      "english": "family",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Portunidae"
    },
    {
      "english": "subfamily",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Portuninae"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "english": "type species",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Scylla serrata"
    },
    {
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Scylla oceanica"
    },
    {
      "english": "orange mud crab",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Scylla olivacea"
    },
    {
      "english": "green mud crab",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Scylla paramamosain"
    },
    {
      "english": "other species",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Scylla tranquebarica"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Translingual",
  "lang_code": "mul",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Translingual entries with incorrect language header",
        "Translingual learned borrowings from New Latin",
        "Translingual lemmas",
        "Translingual proper nouns",
        "Translingual terms borrowed from New Latin",
        "Translingual terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Translingual terms derived from New Latin",
        "mul:Taxonomic names (genus)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A taxonomic genus within the family Portunidae – mud crab, mangrove crab."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genus",
          "genus#English"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family#English"
        ],
        [
          "Portunidae",
          "Portunidae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "mud crab",
          "mud crab"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Scylla"
}

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