σχαλίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Technical word in -ίς, like δοκίς (dokís), σανίς (sanís) and ψαλίς (psalís). One might connect σκαλίς (skalís, “mattock”) or, alternatively, σχέτω (skhétō, “to hold”). Both explanations do not convince; the word may instead be of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /skʰa.lís/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /skʰaˈlis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sxaˈlis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sxaˈlis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sxaˈlis/

Noun

σχᾰλίς • (skhălís) f (genitive σχᾰλίδος); third declension

forked stick used as a prop for nets
Synonym: στάλιξ (stálix)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ σχᾰλῐ́ς; τῆς σχᾰλῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σχᾰλῐ́ς hē skhălĭ́s	τὼ σχᾰλῐ́δε tṑ skhălĭ́de	αἱ σχᾰλῐ́δες hai skhălĭ́des
Genitive	τῆς σχᾰλῐ́δος tês skhălĭ́dos	τοῖν σχᾰλῐ́δοιν toîn skhălĭ́doin	τῶν σχᾰλῐ́δων tôn skhălĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ σχᾰλῐ́δῐ tēî skhălĭ́dĭ	τοῖν σχᾰλῐ́δοιν toîn skhălĭ́doin	ταῖς σχᾰλῐ́σῐ / σχᾰλῐ́σῐν taîs skhălĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν σχᾰλῐ́δᾰ tḕn skhălĭ́dă	τὼ σχᾰλῐ́δε tṑ skhălĭ́de	τᾱ̀ς σχᾰλῐ́δᾰς tā̀s skhălĭ́dăs
Vocative	σχᾰλῐ́ς skhălĭ́s	σχᾰλῐ́δε skhălĭ́de	σχᾰλῐ́δες skhălĭ́des
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Derived terms

σχαλίδωμα (skhalídōma)