According to Beekes, perhaps related to σκαίρω (skaírō, “to dance, to jump”) because of its lively movements. Or maybe related to σκαρῖτις (skarîtis, “a kind of stone”) if named after its colour. Both could be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”); see σκορπίος (skorpíos) and Albanian harrok. However, also compare Welsh cerdded (“to leap”).
σκάρος • (skáros) m (genitive σκάρου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ σκᾰ́ρος ho skắros |
τὼ σκᾰ́ρω tṑ skắrō |
οἱ σκᾰ́ροι hoi skắroi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ σκᾰ́ρου toû skắrou |
τοῖν σκᾰ́ροιν toîn skắroin |
τῶν σκᾰ́ρων tôn skắrōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ σκᾰ́ρῳ tôi skắrōi |
τοῖν σκᾰ́ροιν toîn skắroin |
τοῖς σκᾰ́ροις toîs skắrois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν σκᾰ́ρον tòn skắron |
τὼ σκᾰ́ρω tṑ skắrō |
τοὺς σκᾰ́ρους toùs skắrous | ||||||||||
Vocative | σκᾰ́ρε skắre |
σκᾰ́ρω skắrō |
σκᾰ́ροι skắroi | ||||||||||
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