What does scalēnus mean in Latin?

scalēnus, a adjective, means “(of a triangle) of unequal sides; scalene”.

How do you pronounce scalēnus?

In classical Latin, [skaˈɫeː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skaˈlɛː.nus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

scalēnus (feminine scalēna, neuter scalēnum)

Classical[skaˈɫeː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[skaˈlɛː.nus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	scalēnus	scalēna	scalēnum
genitive	scalēnī	scalēnae	scalēnī
dative	scalēnō	scalēnae	scalēnō
accusative	scalēnum	scalēnam	scalēnum
ablative	scalēnō	scalēnā	scalēnō
vocative	scalēne	scalēna	scalēnum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	scalēnī	scalēnae	scalēna
genitive	scalēnōrum	scalēnārum	scalēnōrum
dative	scalēnīs	scalēnīs	scalēnīs
accusative	scalēnōs	scalēnās	scalēna
ablative	scalēnīs	scalēnīs	scalēnīs
vocative	scalēnī	scalēnae	scalēna

scălēnus, a, um, adj., = σκαληνός; in mathematics, of a triangle,

I. of unequal sides, scalene: figura geometrica, Aus. Idyll. 13, prooem. § 7.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skălēnós, “uneven, unequal”).

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