"Scylla" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈskyl.la] [Classical-Latin], [ˈʃil.la] (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 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
  2. (Greek mythology) Scylla (a ravenous monster) Tags: Greek, declension-1, feminine, singular
    Sense id: en-Scylla-la-name-RiFtDQJC Categories (other): Greek mythology, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 44 56 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Scyllaeus (english: of or relating to Scylla)

Inflected forms

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