"Σκύλλα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Σκύλλα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /skýl.la/, /ˈscyl.la/, /ˈsci.la/, /skýl.la/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈskyl.la/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈscyl.la/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈscyl.la/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈsci.la/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Probably from σκύλλω (skúllō, “pluck, tear”). Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Σκῠ́λλης|f|first|head=Σκῠ́λλᾰ}} Σκῠ́λλᾰ • (Skŭ́llă) f (genitive Σκῠ́λλης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Σκῠ́λλᾰ|ης|form=S}} Forms: Σκῠ́λλᾰ [canonical], Skŭ́llă [romanization], Σκῠ́λλης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Σκῠ́λλᾰ [nominative, singular], τῆς Σκῠ́λλης [genitive, singular], τῇ Σκῠ́λλῃ [dative, singular], τὴν Σκῠ́λλᾰν [accusative, singular], Σκῠ́λλᾰ [singular, vocative], Σκῠ́λλη [alternative, Epic]
  1. Scylla Wikipedia link: Scylla

Alternative forms

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