Scylla
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from New Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).
Proper noun
[edit]Scylla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Portunidae – mud crab, mangrove crab.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Pleocyemata – suborder; Brachyura – infraorder; Eubrachyura – section; Heterotremata – subsection; Portunoidea – superfamily; Portunidae – family; Portuninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Scylla serrata (giant mud crab) - type species; Scylla oceanica, Scylla olivacea (orange mud crab), Scylla paramamosain (green mud crab), Scylla tranquebarica (purple mud crab) - other species
References
[edit]- Scylla (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Scylla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Scylla (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Scylla at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Scylla at World Register of Marine Species
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Scylla
- A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand.
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Chapter XII. Lady Marchmont’s Journal.”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 85:
- I have never yet been able to steer my lovers through the Scylla of presence, or the Charybdis of absence.
- (Greek mythology) A personification of said rock as a ravenous monster.
- (Greek mythology) A princess, daughter of King Nisos of Megara, who fell in love with King Minos and betrayed her city to him.
- 1714, Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock, Canto III:
- Ah cease rash Youth! desist e'er 'tis too late, / Fear the just Gods, and think of Scylla′s Fate!
- (astronomy) The main belt asteroid 155 Scylla.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]dangerous rock
personification of the rock
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Scylla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Scylla (princess) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 155 Scylla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Scylla f
Further reading
[edit]- “Scylla”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈskyl.la/, [ˈs̠kʏlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈʃil.la/, [ˈʃilːä]
Proper noun
[edit]Scylla f sg (genitive Scyllae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Scylla |
genitive | Scyllae |
dative | Scyllae |
accusative | Scyllam |
ablative | Scyllā |
vocative | Scylla |
Derived terms
[edit]- Scyllaeus (“of or relating to Scylla”)
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