σκόπελος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Maybe related to σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “to look at”) if the original meaning of the word is watchtower.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκόπελος • (skópelos) m (genitive σκοπέλου); second declension

  1. lookout place
  2. peak; headland, promontory
  3. watchtower

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ σκόπελος; τοῦ σκοπέλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ σκόπελος
ho skópelos 		τὼ σκοπέλω
tṑ skopélō 		οἱ σκόπελοι
hoi skópeloi
Genitive τοῦ σκοπέλου
toû skopélou 		τοῖν σκοπέλοιν
toîn skopéloin 		τῶν σκοπέλων
tôn skopélōn
Dative τῷ σκοπέλῳ
tôi skopélōi 		τοῖν σκοπέλοιν
toîn skopéloin 		τοῖς σκοπέλοις
toîs skopélois
Accusative τὸν σκόπελον
tòn skópelon 		τὼ σκοπέλω
tṑ skopélō 		τοὺς σκοπέλους
toùs skopélous
Vocative σκόπελε
skópele 		σκοπέλω
skopélō 		σκόπελοι
skópeloi
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: scopulus
    • Italian: scoppio (“cliff”) (medieval hapax, Umbria)
    • Vulgar Latin: *scoculum (see there for further descendants)
    • → Italian: scopulo (learned)

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