σκάνδαλον

grc-noun

σκᾰ́νδᾰλον • (skándalon) n (genitive σκᾰνδᾰ́λου); second declension

σκᾰ́νδᾰλον (canonical)
skándalon (romanization)
σκᾰνδᾰ́λου (genitive)
τὸ σκᾰ́νδᾰλον (nominative singular)
τὼ σκᾰνδᾰ́λω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ σκᾰ́νδᾰλᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ σκᾰνδᾰ́λου (genitive singular)
τοῖν σκᾰνδᾰ́λοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν σκᾰνδᾰ́λων (genitive plural)
τῷ σκᾰνδᾰ́λῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν σκᾰνδᾰ́λοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς σκᾰνδᾰ́λοις (dative plural)
τὸ σκᾰ́νδᾰλον (accusative singular)
τὼ σκᾰνδᾰ́λω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ σκᾰ́νδᾰλᾰ (accusative plural)
σκᾰ́νδᾰλον (singular vocative)
σκᾰνδᾰ́λω (dual vocative)
σκᾰ́νδᾰλᾰ (plural vocative)

Greek: σκάνδαλο (skándalo)

desctree

→ Latin: scandalum
Catalan: escàndol
→ French: scandale
→ Belarusian: сканда́л (skandál)
→ Bulgarian: сканда́л (skandál)
→ Czech: skandál
→ Danish: skandale
→ Dutch: schandaal
→ Indonesian: skandal
→ English: scandal
→ Japanese: スキャンダル (sukyandaru)
→ Korean: 스캔들 (seukaendeul)
→ Esperanto: skandalo
→ Estonian: skandaal
→ Finnish: skandaali
→ German: Skandal
→ Persian: اسکاندال (eskândâl)
→ Polish: skandal
→ Russian: сканда́л (skandál)
→ Serbo-Croatian: skandal
→ Slovak: škandál
→ Swedish: skandal
→ Turkish: skandal
→ Ukrainian: сканда́л (skandál)
→ Galician: escándalo
Italian: scandalo
→ Norman: escandale
Old French: esclandre
→ Middle English: slandre
English: slander
French: esclandre
→ English: esclandre
Norman: esclandre
→ Portuguese: escândalo
Romanian: scandal
Sicilian: scànnalu
Spanish: escándalo
Vulgar Latin: *scandulum
→ Albanian: shkandull

From Proto-Indo-European *skand- (“to jump”).


νεφέλη

grc-noun

νεφέλη • (nephélē) f (genitive νεφέλης); first declension

nephélē (romanization)
νεφέλης (genitive)
ἡ νεφέλη (nominative singular)
τὼ νεφέλᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ νεφέλαι (nominative plural)
τῆς νεφέλης (genitive singular)
τοῖν νεφέλαιν (dual genitive)
τῶν νεφελῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ νεφέλῃ (dative singular)
τοῖν νεφέλαιν (dative dual)
ταῖς νεφέλαις (dative plural)
τὴν νεφέλην (accusative singular)
τὼ νεφέλᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς νεφέλᾱς (accusative plural)
νεφέλη (singular vocative)
νεφέλᾱ (dual vocative)
νεφέλαι (plural vocative)

Greek: νεφέλη (neféli)

From Proto-Indo-European *nebʰ-el-h₂ (“cloud”). Related to νέφος (néphos, “cloud”), Latin nebula (“fog, cloud”).


λίνον

λῐ́νον • (línon) n (genitive λῐ́νου); second declension

λῐ́νον (canonical)
línon (romanization)
λῐ́νου (genitive)
τὸ λῐ́νον (nominative singular)
τὼ λῐ́νω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ λῐ́νᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ λῐ́νου (genitive singular)
τοῖν λῐ́νοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν λῐ́νων (genitive plural)
τῷ λῐ́νῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν λῐ́νοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς λῐ́νοις (dative plural)
τὸ λῐ́νον (accusative singular)
τὼ λῐ́νω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ λῐ́νᾰ (accusative plural)
λῐ́νον (singular vocative)
λῐ́νω (dual vocative)
λῐ́νᾰ (plural vocative)

Uncertain. Could be from Proto-Indo-European *linom, with cognates including Old Church Slavonic льнъ (lĭnŭ), Latin līnum, and Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽 (lein). However, the Latin and Germanic forms have a long i. Could also be a loanword to Latin and Ancient Greek which other languages borrowed.

anything made of flax:
fishing net, hunting net


βρόχος

βρόχος • (brókhos) m (genitive βρόχου); second declension

brókhos (romanization)
βρόχου (genitive)
ὁ βρόχος (nominative singular)
τὼ βρόχω (dual nominative)
οἱ βρόχοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ βρόχου (genitive singular)
τοῖν βρόχοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν βρόχων (genitive plural)
τῷ βρόχῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν βρόχοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς βρόχοις (dative plural)
τὸν βρόχον (accusative singular)
τὼ βρόχω (accusative dual)
τοὺς βρόχους (accusative plural)
βρόχε (singular vocative)
βρόχω (dual vocative)
βρόχοι (plural vocative)

Greek: βρόχος (vróchos)

If the gloss on βρυγχός (brunkhós) is reliable, then the prenasalization points to a Pre-Greek origin. The word has been compared with Proto-Slavic *mèrža (“net”) and Lithuanian márška (“net”). Another connection has been made with μόροττον (mórotton, “plaiting of bark”) but it is uncertain.


ποδάγρα

ποδᾰ́γρᾱ • (podágrā) f (genitive ποδᾰ́γρᾱς); first declension

ποδᾰ́γρᾱ (canonical)
podágrā (romanization)
ποδᾰ́γρᾱς (genitive)
ἡ ποδᾰ́γρᾱ (nominative singular)
τὼ ποδᾰ́γρᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ ποδᾰ́γραι (nominative plural)
τῆς ποδᾰ́γρᾱς (genitive singular)
τοῖν ποδᾰ́γραιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ποδᾰγρῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ ποδᾰ́γρᾳ (dative singular)
τοῖν ποδᾰ́γραιν (dative dual)
ταῖς ποδᾰ́γραις (dative plural)
τὴν ποδᾰ́γρᾱν (accusative singular)
τὼ ποδᾰ́γρᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς ποδᾰ́γρᾱς (accusative plural)
ποδᾰ́γρᾱ (singular vocative)
ποδᾰ́γρᾱ (dual vocative)
ποδᾰ́γραι (plural vocative)

desctree

Greek: ποδάγρα (podágra)
→ Albanian: podagër
→ Romanian: podagră

→ Latin: podagra

Catalan: pruaga

Italian: podagra

→ Old English: podagre

desc

Middle English: potagra, podegra, podagra

English: podagra

French: pouacre

→ Middle Dutch: podāger, podēgra, podāgre

Dutch: podagra

→ Old French: podagre

Middle French: podagre

French: podagre

→ Middle English: podagre

English: podagre

→ Middle High German: pōdāgrā

German: Podagra

→ Middle Low German: podāgra, podōgra, podāger, podāgel, pedāgel

πούς (poús, “foot”) + ἄγρᾱ (ágrā, “hunting”)

compound

Aristotle, History of Animals 8.Κεφάλαιο 23

384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, History of Animals 8.Κεφάλαιο 22

Aristotle, History of Animals 8.Κεφάλαιο 24


σιρός

grc-noun

σῑ̆ρός • (sīrós) m (genitive σῑ̆ροῦ); second declension

σῑ̆ρός (canonical)
sīrós (romanization)
σῑ̆ροῦ (genitive)
ὁ σῑ̆ρός (nominative singular)
τὼ σῑ̆ρώ (dual nominative)
οἱ σῑ̆ροί (nominative plural)
τοῦ σῑ̆ροῦ (genitive singular)
τοῖν σῑ̆ροῖν (dual genitive)
τῶν σῑ̆ρῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ σῑ̆ρῷ (dative singular)
τοῖν σῑ̆ροῖν (dative dual)
τοῖς σῑ̆ροῖς (dative plural)
τὸν σῑ̆ρόν (accusative singular)
τὼ σῑ̆ρώ (accusative dual)
τοὺς σῑ̆ρούς (accusative plural)
σῑ̆ρέ (singular vocative)
σῑ̆ρώ (dual vocative)
σῑ̆ροί (plural vocative)

→ Latin: sīrus

According to Beekes, probably from Pre-Greek as there's no connection with other words.


ὕσπληξ

ὕσπληξ • (húsplēx) f (genitive ὕσπληγος); third declension

húsplēx (romanization)
ὕσπληγος (genitive)
ἡ ὕσπληξ (nominative singular)
τὼ ὕσπληγε (dual nominative)
αἱ ὕσπληγες (nominative plural)
τῆς ὕσπληγος (genitive singular)
τοῖν ὑσπλήγοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ὑσπλήγων (genitive plural)
τῇ ὕσπληγῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν ὑσπλήγοιν (dative dual)
ταῖς ὕσπληξῐ (dative plural)
ὕσπληξῐν (dative plural)
taîs húsplēxi (dative plural)
taîs húsplēxin (dative plural)
τὴν ὕσπληγᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ ὕσπληγε (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς ὕσπληγᾰς (accusative plural)
ὕσπληξ (singular vocative)
ὕσπληγε (dual vocative)
ὕσπληγες (plural vocative)

Traditionally analysed as a compound of ὗς (hûs, “swine”) and πλήσσω (plḗssō, “to struck, smite”). In view of the variants with pre-nasalization, however, a Pre-Greek origin seems the most likely option.


κεκρύφαλος

κεκρύφᾰλος • (kekrúphalos) m (genitive κεκρῠφάλου); second declension

κεκρύφᾰλος (canonical)
kekrúphalos (romanization)
κεκρῠφάλου (genitive)
ὁ κεκρῠ́φᾰλος (nominative singular)
τὼ κεκρῠφᾰ́λω (dual nominative)
οἱ κεκρῠ́φᾰλοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ κεκρῠφᾰ́λου (genitive singular)
τοῖν κεκρῠφᾰ́λοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν κεκρῠφᾰ́λων (genitive plural)
τῷ κεκρῠφᾰ́λῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν κεκρῠφᾰ́λοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς κεκρῠφᾰ́λοις (dative plural)
τὸν κεκρῠ́φᾰλον (accusative singular)
τὼ κεκρῠφᾰ́λω (accusative dual)
τοὺς κεκρῠφᾰ́λους (accusative plural)
κεκρῠ́φᾰλε (singular vocative)
κεκρῠφᾰ́λω (dual vocative)
κεκρῠ́φᾰλοι (plural vocative)

According to Beekes, undoubtedly of Pre-Greek origin even if traditionally linked to κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”).


γαλεάγρα

γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱ • (galeágrā) f (genitive γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱς); first declension

γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱ (canonical)
galeágrā (romanization)
γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱς (genitive)
ἡ γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱ (nominative singular)
τὼ γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ γᾰλεᾰ́γραι (nominative plural)
τῆς γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱς (genitive singular)
τοῖν γᾰλεᾰ́γραιν (dual genitive)
τῶν γᾰλεᾰγρῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾳ (dative singular)
τοῖν γᾰλεᾰ́γραιν (dative dual)
ταῖς γᾰλεᾰ́γραις (dative plural)
τὴν γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱν (accusative singular)
τὼ γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱς (accusative plural)
γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱ (singular vocative)
γᾰλεᾰ́γρᾱ (dual vocative)
γᾰλεᾰ́γραι (plural vocative)

desc

→ Old Armenian: գառագիղ (gaṙagił), գառագեղ (gaṙageł), գառագիւղ (gaṙagiwł), գառագիռ (gaṙagiṙ), գայռագիղ (gayṙagił), գայռագեղ (gayṙageł), գայռագիւղ (gayṙagiwł)

desctree

→ Old Georgian: გალიაკი (galiaḳi)
Georgian: გალია (galia)

From γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”) + ἄγρᾱ (ágrā, “hunting”).


μυάγρα

grc-noun

μῠᾰ́γρᾱ • (muágrā) f (genitive μῠᾰ́γρᾱς); first declension

μῠᾰ́γρᾱ (canonical)
muágrā (romanization)
μῠᾰ́γρᾱς (genitive)
ἡ μῠᾰ́γρᾱ (nominative singular)
τὼ μῠᾰ́γρᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ μῠᾰ́γραι (nominative plural)
τῆς μῠᾰ́γρᾱς (genitive singular)
τοῖν μῠᾰ́γραιν (dual genitive)
τῶν μῠᾰγρῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ μῠᾰ́γρᾳ (dative singular)
τοῖν μῠᾰ́γραιν (dative dual)
ταῖς μῠᾰ́γραις (dative plural)
τὴν μῠᾰ́γρᾱν (accusative singular)
τὼ μῠᾰ́γρᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς μῠᾰ́γρᾱς (accusative plural)
μῠᾰ́γρᾱ (singular vocative)
μῠᾰ́γρᾱ (dual vocative)
μῠᾰ́γραι (plural vocative)

From μῦς (mûs, “mouse”) + ἄγρᾱ (ágrā, “hunting”).


δελεάστρα

grc-noun

δελεᾰ́στρᾰ • (deleástra) f (genitive δελεᾰ́στρᾱς); first declension

δελεᾰ́στρᾰ (canonical)
deleástra (romanization)
δελεᾰ́στρᾱς (genitive)
ἡ δελεᾰ́στρᾰ (nominative singular)
τὼ δελεᾰ́στρᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ δελεᾰ́στραι (nominative plural)
τῆς δελεᾰ́στρᾱς (genitive singular)
τοῖν δελεᾰ́στραιν (dual genitive)
τῶν δελεᾰστρῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ δελεᾰ́στρᾳ (dative singular)
τοῖν δελεᾰ́στραιν (dative dual)
ταῖς δελεᾰ́στραις (dative plural)
τὴν δελεᾰ́στρᾰν (accusative singular)
τὼ δελεᾰ́στρᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς δελεᾰ́στρᾱς (accusative plural)
δελεᾰ́στρᾰ (singular vocative)
δελεᾰ́στρᾱ (dual vocative)
δελεᾰ́στραι (plural vocative)

From δέλεαρ (délear, “bait”) + -τρα (-tra).


πέτευρον

πέτευρον • (péteuron) n (genitive πετεύρου); second declension

péteuron (romanization)
πετεύρου (genitive)
τὸ πέτευρον (nominative singular)
τὼ πετεύρω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ πέτευρᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ πετεύρου (genitive singular)
τοῖν πετεύροιν (dual genitive)
τῶν πετεύρων (genitive plural)
τῷ πετεύρῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν πετεύροιν (dative dual)
τοῖς πετεύροις (dative plural)
τὸ πέτευρον (accusative singular)
τὼ πετεύρω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ πέτευρᾰ (accusative plural)
πέτευρον (singular vocative)
πετεύρω (dual vocative)
πέτευρᾰ (plural vocative)

Traditionally derived from πετάννυμι (petánnumi, “to spread out, open”). According to Beekes, the word could be of Pre-Greek origin, given the variation αυ-/ευ- and the prenasalization.

springboard used by tumblers and acrobats


ποδοστράβη

ποδοστρᾰ́βης

ποδοστρᾰ́βη • (podostrábē) f (genitive ποδοστρᾰ́βης); first declension

ποδοστρᾰ́βη (canonical)
podostrábē (romanization)
ποδοστρᾰ́βης (genitive)
ἡ ποδοστρᾰ́βη (nominative singular)
τὼ ποδοστρᾰ́βᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ ποδοστρᾰ́βαι (nominative plural)
τῆς ποδοστρᾰ́βης (genitive singular)
τοῖν ποδοστρᾰ́βαιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ποδοστρᾰβῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ ποδοστρᾰ́βῃ (dative singular)
τοῖν ποδοστρᾰ́βαιν (dative dual)
ταῖς ποδοστρᾰ́βαις (dative plural)
τὴν ποδοστρᾰ́βην (accusative singular)
τὼ ποδοστρᾰ́βᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς ποδοστρᾰ́βᾱς (accusative plural)
ποδοστρᾰ́βη (singular vocative)
ποδοστρᾰ́βᾱ (dual vocative)
ποδοστρᾰ́βαι (plural vocative)

From πούς (poús, “foot”) + στραβός (strabós, “distorted”).


ἶπος

grc-noun

ἶπος • (îpos) f (genitive ἴ̄που); second declension

îpos (romanization)
ἴ̄που (genitive)
ἡ ἶπος (nominative singular)
τὼ ῑ̓́πω (dual nominative)
αἱ ἶποι (nominative plural)
τῆς ῑ̓́που (genitive singular)
τοῖν ῑ̓́ποιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ῑ̓́πων (genitive plural)
τῇ ῑ̓́πῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν ῑ̓́ποιν (dative dual)
ταῖς ῑ̓́ποις (dative plural)
τὴν ἶπον (accusative singular)
τὼ ῑ̓́πω (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς ῑ̓́πους (accusative plural)
ἶπε (singular vocative)
ῑ̓́πω (dual vocative)
ἶποι (plural vocative)

Unexplained. One could compare ἰψών (ipsṓn, “prison”).

unk

Unexplained

piece of wood in a mousetrap, that falls and catches the rodent


γρῖπος

grc-noun

γρῖπος • (grîpos) m (genitive γρῑ́που); second declension

grîpos (romanization)
γρῑ́που (genitive)
ὁ γρῖπος (nominative singular)
τὼ γρῑ́πω (dual nominative)
οἱ γρῖποι (nominative plural)
τοῦ γρῑ́που (genitive singular)
τοῖν γρῑ́ποιν (dual genitive)
τῶν γρῑ́πων (genitive plural)
τῷ γρῑ́πῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν γρῑ́ποιν (dative dual)
τοῖς γρῑ́ποις (dative plural)
τὸν γρῖπον (accusative singular)
τὼ γρῑ́πω (accusative dual)
τοὺς γρῑ́πους (accusative plural)
γρῖπε (singular vocative)
γρῑ́πω (dual vocative)
γρῖποι (plural vocative)

Like γρῖφος (grîphos, “creel; riddle, enigma”), from Pre-Greek, given the variation π/φ. Comparison with Middle High German krēbe (“basket”) and Old Norse kerfi (“bundle”) must therefore be rejected.


ἡθμός

ἡθμός • (hēthmós) m (genitive ἡθμοῦ); second declension

hēthmós (romanization)
ἡθμοῦ (genitive)
ὁ ἡθμός (nominative singular)
τὼ ἡθμώ (dual nominative)
οἱ ἡθμοί (nominative plural)
τοῦ ἡθμοῦ (genitive singular)
τοῖν ἡθμοῖν (dual genitive)
τῶν ἡθμῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ ἡθμῷ (dative singular)
τοῖν ἡθμοῖν (dative dual)
τοῖς ἡθμοῖς (dative plural)
τὸν ἡθμόν (accusative singular)
τὼ ἡθμώ (accusative dual)
τοὺς ἡθμούς (accusative plural)
ἡθμέ (singular vocative)
ἡθμώ (dual vocative)
ἡθμοί (plural vocative)

From ἤθω (ḗthō, “to strain, sift”) + -μός (-mós, nominal suffix).


λάπαθος

grc-noun

λᾰ́πᾰθος • (lápathos) m (genitive λᾰπᾰ́θου); second declension

λᾰ́πᾰθος (canonical)
lápathos (romanization)
λᾰπᾰ́θου (genitive)
ὁ λᾰ́πᾰθος (nominative singular)
τὼ λᾰπᾰ́θω (dual nominative)
οἱ λᾰ́πᾰθοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ λᾰπᾰ́θου (genitive singular)
τοῖν λᾰπᾰ́θοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν λᾰπᾰ́θων (genitive plural)
τῷ λᾰπᾰ́θῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν λᾰπᾰ́θοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς λᾰπᾰ́θοις (dative plural)
τὸν λᾰ́πᾰθον (accusative singular)
τὼ λᾰπᾰ́θω (accusative dual)
τοὺς λᾰπᾰ́θους (accusative plural)
λᾰ́πᾰθε (singular vocative)
λᾰπᾰ́θω (dual vocative)
λᾰ́πᾰθοι (plural vocative)

According to Beekes, from Pre-Greek, in view of the suffix -θος.


πανθήρα

πᾰνθήρᾱ • (panthḗrā) f (genitive πᾰνθήρᾱς); first declension

πᾰνθήρᾱ (canonical)
panthḗrā (romanization)
πᾰνθήρᾱς (genitive)
ἡ πᾰνθήρᾱ (nominative singular)
τὼ πᾰνθήρᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ πᾰνθῆραι (nominative plural)
τῆς πᾰνθήρᾱς (genitive singular)
τοῖν πᾰνθήραιν (dual genitive)
τῶν πᾰνθηρῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ πᾰνθήρᾳ (dative singular)
τοῖν πᾰνθήραιν (dative dual)
ταῖς πᾰνθήραις (dative plural)
τὴν πᾰνθήρᾱν (accusative singular)
τὼ πᾰνθήρᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς πᾰνθήρᾱς (accusative plural)
πᾰνθήρᾱ (singular vocative)
πᾰνθήρᾱ (dual vocative)
πᾰνθῆραι (plural vocative)

→ Latin: panthēra

From πᾰν- (pan-, all) + θήρᾱ (thḗrā, “animal, wild beast”).

af

the entire catch or capture by a hunter, especially of wildfowl


σκανδάληθρον

grc-noun

σκᾰνδᾰ́ληθρον

σκᾰνδᾰλήθρου

σκᾰνδᾰ́ληθρον • (skandálēthron) n (genitive σκᾰνδᾰλήθρου); second declension

σκᾰνδᾰ́ληθρον (canonical)
skandálēthron (romanization)
σκᾰνδᾰλήθρου (genitive)
τὸ σκᾰνδᾰ́ληθρον (nominative singular)
τὼ σκᾰνδᾰλήθρω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ σκᾰνδᾰ́ληθρᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ σκᾰνδᾰλήθρου (genitive singular)
τοῖν σκᾰνδᾰλήθροιν (dual genitive)
τῶν σκᾰνδᾰλήθρων (genitive plural)
τῷ σκᾰνδᾰλήθρῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν σκᾰνδᾰλήθροιν (dative dual)
τοῖς σκᾰνδᾰλήθροις (dative plural)
τὸ σκᾰνδᾰ́ληθρον (accusative singular)
τὼ σκᾰνδᾰλήθρω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ σκᾰνδᾰ́ληθρᾰ (accusative plural)
σκᾰνδᾰ́ληθρον (singular vocative)
σκᾰνδᾰλήθρω (dual vocative)
σκᾰνδᾰ́ληθρᾰ (plural vocative)

grc-decl

σκᾰνδᾰ́ληθρον

σκᾰνδᾰλήθρου

From σκᾰ́νδᾰλον (skándalon, “trap, snare”) + -θρον (-thron).

af

stick in a trap on which the bait is placed, and which, when touched by the animal, springs up and shuts the trap

446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, The Acharnians 687

(figuratively) setting word-traps during a discussion


γρῖφος

grc-noun

γρῖφος • (grîphos) m (genitive γρῑ́φου); second declension

grîphos (romanization)
γρῑ́φου (genitive)
ὁ γρῖφος (nominative singular)
τὼ γρῑ́φω (dual nominative)
οἱ γρῖφοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ γρῑ́φου (genitive singular)
τοῖν γρῑ́φοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν γρῑ́φων (genitive plural)
τῷ γρῑ́φῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν γρῑ́φοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς γρῑ́φοις (dative plural)
τὸν γρῖφον (accusative singular)
τὼ γρῑ́φω (accusative dual)
τοὺς γρῑ́φους (accusative plural)
γρῖφε (singular vocative)
γρῑ́φω (dual vocative)
γρῖφοι (plural vocative)

→ Greek: γρίφος (grífos) (learned)

Like γρῖπος (grîpos, “creel, fishing basket”), from Pre-Greek, given the variation π/φ.

τῶν τὰ μὲν ἀμφίβληστρα, τὰ δὲ γρῖφοι καλέονται,

tôn tà mèn amphíblēstra, tà dè grîphoi kaléontai,