σκάνδαλον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *skand- (to jump).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκᾰ́νδᾰλον (skándalonn (genitive σκᾰνδᾰ́λου); second declension

  1. trap, snare
  2. enticement, temptation
  3. offense, scandal
  4. stumbling block

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Further reading

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shkandull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 417