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 skáros |
τὼ σκᾰ́ρω tṑ skárō |
οἱ σκᾰ́ροι hoi skároi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ σκᾰ́ρου toû skárou |
τοῖν σκᾰ́ροιν toîn skároin |
τῶν σκᾰ́ρων tôn skárōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ σκᾰ́ρῳ tôi skárōi |
τοῖν σκᾰ́ροιν toîn skároin |
τοῖς σκᾰ́ροις toîs skárois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν σκᾰ́ρον tòn skáron |
τὼ σκᾰ́ρω tṑ skárō |
τοὺς σκᾰ́ρους toùs skárous | ||||||||||
Vocative | σκᾰ́ρε skáre |
σκᾰ́ρω skárō |
σκᾰ́ροι skároi | ||||||||||
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