proper noun · neutersecond declension
Scyllaeum
Scyllaeum n sg (genitive Scyllaeī)
Classical[skylˈlae̯.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ʃilˈlɛː.um]
Meaning
- neutersingularA promontory and town of Bruttium, situated at the entrance of the Sicilian strait, now Scilla
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Scyllaeum | — |
| genitive | Scyllaeī | — |
| dative | Scyllaeō | — |
| accusative | Scyllaeum | — |
| ablative | Scyllaeō | — |
| vocative | Scyllaeum | — |
| locative | Scyllaeī | — |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Σκύλλαιον (Skúllaion), from Σκύλλα (Skúlla).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyScyllaeumScyllaeum (τὸ Σκύλλαιον: Scilla) a promontory, and town or fortress, on the W. coast of Bruttium, about 15 miles N. of Rhegium, and almost exactly at …GeographyScyllaeumScyllaeum (Σκυλλαῖον), a promontory of Troezenia, and the most easterly point of the Peloponnesus, is said to have derived its name from Scylla, the d…