According to Furnée, from Pre-Greek and related to σκῦρος (skûros, “chippings of stone”).
σκῖρος • (skîros) m (genitive σκίρου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ σκῖρος ho skîros |
τὼ σκῑ́ρω tṑ skī́rō |
οἱ σκῖροι hoi skîroi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ σκῑ́ρου toû skī́rou |
τοῖν σκῑ́ροιν toîn skī́roin |
τῶν σκῑ́ρων tôn skī́rōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ σκῑ́ρῳ tôi skī́rōi |
τοῖν σκῑ́ροιν toîn skī́roin |
τοῖς σκῑ́ροις toîs skī́rois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν σκῖρον tòn skîron |
τὼ σκῑ́ρω tṑ skī́rō |
τοὺς σκῑ́ρους toùs skī́rous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σκῖρε skîre |
σκῑ́ρω skī́rō |
σκῖροι skîroi | ||||||||||
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