"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: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Σκύλλα|text=+|title=Scylla|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Σκύλλα", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Scylla", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Scylla"> Borrowed from 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 referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 46 54 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 47 53
  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 entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 46 54 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 38 62 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 47 53 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 41 59 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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      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "Scilla"
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