scymnus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκύμνος (skúmnos).

Noun

scymnus m (genitive scymnī); second declension

  1. A young animal, a cub, a whelp

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative scymnus scymnī
genitive scymnī scymnōrum
dative scymnō scymnīs
accusative scymnum scymnōs
ablative scymnō scymnīs
vocative scymne scymnī

References

  • “scymnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scymnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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