σκίγγος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

σκίγκος (skínkos)

Etymology

The variation points to Semitic origin, since there a nasal followed by a stop is often replaced with a geminate stop; the word is there attested in Classical Syriac ܣܩܝܢܩܘܪ (sqinqūr, “skink”) with variants and Akkadian 𒆲𒁯 (KUN.DAR /⁠šakkadirru, šakkatirru⁠/, “skink”, literally “mongoose of the forest”), originally applied to another relatable creature, but again listed separately as a type of lizard as well.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /skíŋ.ɡos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈskiŋ.ɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsciŋ.ɡos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsciŋ.ɡos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsciŋ.ɡos/

Noun

σκίγγος • (skíngos) m (genitive σκίγγου); second declension

skink, a kind of lizard

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ σκῐ́γγος; τοῦ σκῐ́γγου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ σκῐ́γγος ho skĭ́ngos	τὼ σκῐ́γγω tṑ skĭ́ngō	οἱ σκῐ́γγοι hoi skĭ́ngoi
Genitive	τοῦ σκῐ́γγου toû skĭ́ngou	τοῖν σκῐ́γγοιν toîn skĭ́ngoin	τῶν σκῐ́γγων tôn skĭ́ngōn
Dative	τῷ σκῐ́γγῳ tōî skĭ́ngōi	τοῖν σκῐ́γγοιν toîn skĭ́ngoin	τοῖς σκῐ́γγοις toîs skĭ́ngois
Accusative	τὸν σκῐ́γγον tòn skĭ́ngon	τὼ σκῐ́γγω tṑ skĭ́ngō	τοὺς σκῐ́γγους toùs skĭ́ngous
Vocative	σκῐ́γγε skĭ́nge	σκῐ́γγω skĭ́ngō	σκῐ́γγοι skĭ́ngoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Latin: scincos, scincus (see there for further descendants)