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σκίλλα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unexplained foreign word, but probably of Pre-Greek origin. Compare Mingrelian შქიშქილა (škiškila, a kind of garlic, literally young, tender, fresh).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκῐ́λλᾰ (skĭ́llă) f (genitive σκῐ́λλης); first declension

  1. squill (the name of various plants of the genus Scilla, and particularly Drimia maritima)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • σκῐ́λλῐνος (skĭ́llĭnos)
  • σκῐλλῑ́της (skĭllī́tēs)
  • σκῐλλῑτῐκός (skĭllītĭkós)
  • σκῐλλώδης (skĭllṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Arabic: إشْقِيل (ʔišqīl), إسْقِيل (ʔisqīl)
    • Medieval Hebrew: אישקיל (ʾišqī́l)
  • Classical Syriac: ܣܩܠܐ (sqillā), ܣܩܝܠܐ (sqīlā), ܐܣܩܝܠ (ʾəsqīl)
  • Latin: scilla

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