σκιάς

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See also: σκιᾶς

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ắs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκῐᾰ́ς • (skĭắs) f (genitive σκῐᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. canopy or arbour, in form like a sunshade
  2. (at Sparta) rotunda in which the assemblies of the people were held
  3. (botany) umbel of plants
Declension
Third declension of ἡ σκῐᾰ́ς; τῆς σκῐᾰ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σκῐᾰ́ς
hē skĭắs 		τὼ σκῐᾰ́δε
tṑ skĭắde 		αἱ σκῐᾰ́δες
hai skĭắdes
Genitive τῆς σκῐᾰ́δος
tês skĭắdos 		τοῖν σκῐᾰ́δοιν
toîn skĭắdoin 		τῶν σκῐᾰ́δων
tôn skĭắdōn
Dative τῇ σκῐᾰ́δῐ
têi skĭắdĭ 		τοῖν σκῐᾰ́δοιν
toîn skĭắdoin 		ταῖς σκῐᾰ́σῐ / σκῐᾰ́σῐν
taîs skĭắsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν σκῐᾰ́δᾰ
tḕn skĭắdă 		τὼ σκῐᾰ́δε
tṑ skĭắde 		τᾱ̀ς σκῐᾰ́δᾰς
tā̀s skĭắdăs
Vocative σκῐᾰ́ς
skĭắs 		σκῐᾰ́δε
skĭắde 		σκῐᾰ́δες
skĭắdes
Notes:
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκῐᾱ́ς • (skĭā́s)

  1. accusative plural of σκιᾱ́ (skiā́)

Greek

Noun

σκιάς • (skiás) f

  1. genitive singular of σκιά (skiá)
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