Scillus

English

Alternative forms

  • Skillous

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σκιλλοῦς (Skilloûs).

Proper noun

Scillus

  1. An ancient town in Greece, now an archaeological site.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σκιλλοῦς (Skilloûs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Scillūs f sg (genitive Scillūntis); third declension

  1. a town in Elis district situated on the road from Olympia to Sparta

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Scillūs
genitive Scillūntis
dative Scillūntī
accusative Scillūntem
ablative Scillūnte
vocative Scillūs
locative Scillūntī
Scillūnte

References

  • Scillus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly