σκῦλα

See also: σκύλα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• σκῦλον (skûlon) — rare singular form

Etymology

According to Beekes from the same root of σκύλλω (skúllō, “to lacerate”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /skŷː.la/ → /ˈscy.la/ → /ˈsci.la/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /skŷː.la/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsky.la/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈscy.la/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈscy.la/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsci.la/

Noun

σκῦλᾰ • (skûla) n pl (genitive σκῡ́λων); second declension

1. (plural only) spoils, weapons stripped off a slain enemy
2. booty, plunder, prey

   Synonyms: ἕλωρ (hélōr), λᾰ́φῡρᾰ (láphūra)

Declension

Second declension of τᾰ̀ σκῦλᾰ; τῶν σκῡ́λων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ σκῦλᾰ tà skûla
Genitive	τῶν σκῡ́λων tôn skū́lōn
Dative	τοῖς σκῡ́λοις toîs skū́lois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ σκῦλᾰ tà skûla
Vocative	σκῦλᾰ skûla
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• σκυλεία (skuleía)
• σκυλεύματα (skuleúmata)
• σκυλευμός (skuleumós)
• σκύλευσις (skúleusis)
• σκυλευτής (skuleutḗs)
• σκυλευτικός (skuleutikós)
• σκυλεύω (skuleúō)
• σκυλήτρια (skulḗtria)

 

References

• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN