Traditionally explained as a bahuvrihi compound of σκιά (skiá, “shade, shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), thus "(one who) generates shade with its tail", but this could be a folk etymology, and it might actually be Pre-Greek, if the -ουρος (-ouros) is a suffix rather than a standalone word.[1]
σκῐ́ουρος • (skíouros) m (genitive σκῐούρου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ σκῐ́ουρος ho skíouros |
τὼ σκῐούρω tṑ skioúrō |
οἱ σκῐ́ουροι hoi skíouroi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ σκῐούρου toû skioúrou |
τοῖν σκῐούροιν toîn skioúroin |
τῶν σκῐούρων tôn skioúrōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ σκῐούρῳ tôi skioúrōi |
τοῖν σκῐούροιν toîn skioúroin |
τοῖς σκῐούροις toîs skioúrois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν σκῐ́ουρον tòn skíouron |
τὼ σκῐούρω tṑ skioúrō |
τοὺς σκῐούρους toùs skioúrous | ||||||||||
Vocative | σκῐ́ουρε skíoure |
σκῐούρω skioúrō |
σκῐ́ουροι skíouroi | ||||||||||
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From Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”).
σκίουρος • (skíouros) m (plural σκίουροι)