σκόλιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally derived from σκολιός (skoliós, “crooked”), because of the crooked order of the singers. Another theory derives the word from δύσκολος (dúskolos, “troublesome, difficult”), because it was said that the songs were easy, but appeared difficult to drunken revellers.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /skó.li.on/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.li.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.li.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.li.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.li.on/

Noun

σκόλῐον • (skólĭon) n (genitive σκολῐ́ου); second declension

song which went round crookedly at banquets, being sung to the lyre by the guests one after another in irregular order

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ σκόλῐον; τοῦ σκολῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ σκόλῐον tò skólĭon	τὼ σκολῐ́ω tṑ skolĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ σκόλῐᾰ tằ skólĭă
Genitive	τοῦ σκολῐ́ου toû skolĭ́ou	τοῖν σκολῐ́οιν toîn skolĭ́oin	τῶν σκολῐ́ων tôn skolĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ σκολῐ́ῳ tôi skolĭ́ōi	τοῖν σκολῐ́οιν toîn skolĭ́oin	τοῖς σκολῐ́οις toîs skolĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ σκόλῐον tò skólĭon	τὼ σκολῐ́ω tṑ skolĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ σκόλῐᾰ tằ skólĭă
Vocative	σκόλῐον skólĭon	σκολῐ́ω skolĭ́ō	σκόλῐᾰ skólĭă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ English: skolion