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σκολόπενδρα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Suggested to be a combination of σκόλοψ (skólops, thorn) and ἔντερον (énteron, earthworm), but Beekes finds this unconvincing and suggests Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σκολόπενδρᾰ (skolópendraf (genitive σκολοπένδρᾱς); first declension

  1. millipede
    1. the sea scolopendra, an animal from the genus Nereis

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: scolopendra
  • French: scolopendre
  • Russian: сколопендра (skolopendra)

Further reading

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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σκολόπενδρα (skolópendraf (plural σκολόπενδρες)

  1. centipede

Declension

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Declension of σκολόπενδρα
singular plural
nominative σκολόπενδρα (skolópendra) σκολόπενδρες (skolópendres)
genitive σκολόπενδρας (skolópendras) σκολοπενδρών (skolopendrón)
accusative σκολόπενδρα (skolópendra) σκολόπενδρες (skolópendres)
vocative σκολόπενδρα (skolópendra) σκολόπενδρες (skolópendres)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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