The variation points to Semitic origin, since there a geminate stop is often replaced with a nasal followed by a stop; the word is there attested in Classical Syriac ܣܩܝܢܩܘܪ (sqinqūr, “skink”) with variants and Akkadian 𒆲𒁯 (KUN.DAR /šakkadirru, šakkatirru/, “skink”, literally “mongoose of the forest”), originally applied to another relatable creature, but again listed separately as a type of lizard as well.
σκίγγος • (skíngos) m (genitive σκίγγου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ σκῐ́γγος ho skíngos |
τὼ σκῐ́γγω tṑ skíngō |
οἱ σκῐ́γγοι hoi skíngoi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ σκῐ́γγου toû skíngou |
τοῖν σκῐ́γγοιν toîn skíngoin |
τῶν σκῐ́γγων tôn skíngōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ σκῐ́γγῳ tôi skíngōi |
τοῖν σκῐ́γγοιν toîn skíngoin |
τοῖς σκῐ́γγοις toîs skíngois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν σκῐ́γγον tòn skíngon |
τὼ σκῐ́γγω tṑ skíngō |
τοὺς σκῐ́γγους toùs skíngous | ||||||||||
Vocative | σκῐ́γγε skínge |
σκῐ́γγω skíngō |
σκῐ́γγοι skíngoi | ||||||||||
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