According to Beekes, from the same Pre-Greek root as σκολόπαξ (skolópax, “woodcock”).
ἀσκᾰλώπᾱς • (askalṓpās) m (genitive ἀσκᾰλώπου); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ ἀσκαλώπᾱς ho askalṓpās |
τὼ ἀσκαλώπᾱ tṑ askalṓpā |
οἱ ἀσκαλῶπαι hoi askalôpai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἀσκαλώπου toû askalṓpou |
τοῖν ἀσκαλώπαιν toîn askalṓpain |
τῶν ἀσκαλωπῶν tôn askalōpôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἀσκαλώπᾳ tôi askalṓpāi |
τοῖν ἀσκαλώπαιν toîn askalṓpain |
τοῖς ἀσκαλώπαις toîs askalṓpais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ἀσκαλώπᾱν tòn askalṓpān |
τὼ ἀσκαλώπᾱ tṑ askalṓpā |
τοὺς ἀσκαλώπᾱς toùs askalṓpās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀσκαλώπᾱ askalṓpā |
ἀσκαλώπᾱ askalṓpā |
ἀσκαλῶπαι askalôpai | ||||||||||
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