proper noun · femininesecond declension
Scȳros
Scȳros f sg (genitive Scȳrī)
Classical[ˈskyː.rɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈʃiː.ros]
Meaning
- Skyros
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Scȳros | — |
| genitive | Scȳrī | — |
| dative | Scȳrō | — |
| accusative | Scȳron | — |
| ablative | Scȳrō | — |
| vocative | Scȳre | — |
Scȳros or Scȳrus, i, f., = Σκῦρος,
I. an island of the Ægean Sea, opposite Eubœa, now Skyro; here Achilles was concealed by Lycomedes, whose daughter Deïdamia became by him the mother of Pyrrhus; nom. Scyros, Cat. 64, 35; Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 69; Stat. Achill. 2, 18; acc. Scyron, Mel. 2, 7, 8; Ov. M. 7, 464; 13, 156:
Scyrum, Cic. Att. 5, 12, 1; Col. 9, 14, 19.—Hence, A. Scȳrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Scyros, Scyrian:
litora, Stat. Achill. 2, 103: lapis, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 233 (Jahn, Syrius): Deïdamia, Prop. 2, 9, 16; also called Scyria virgo, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 16: juvenis, i. e. Pyrrhus, Sen. Troad. 976; cf. membra, i. e. of Pyrrhus, Ov. H. 8, 112: pubes, his forces, Verg. A. 2, 477.—B. Scȳrē-tĭcus, a, um, adj., of Scyros:
metallum, Plin. 31, 2, 20, § 29.—C. Scȳrĭăs, ădis, adj. f., Scyrian:
puella, i. e. Deïdamia, Ov. A. A. 1, 682.—Subst.: Scȳrĭădes, um, f., Scyrian maidens, Stat. Achill. 1, 367.— D. Scȳrēis, ĭdis, f., a Scyrian maiden, Stat. Achill. 2, 147.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκῦρος (Skûros).