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
 

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
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