Scironia saxa
Latin
Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek Σκῑρωνῐ́δες πέτραι (Skīrōnĭ́des pétrai), named for the mythological outlaw Sciron.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [skiːˈroː.ni.a ˈsak.sa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ʃiˈrɔː.ni.a ˈsak.sa]
Proper noun
Scīrōnia saxa n pl (genitive Scīrōniōrum saxōrum); second declension
- (Greek mythology) the Scironian Rocks (the cliffs where the outlaw Sciron lived, below which dwelt a monstrous sea turtle; today thought to be Kakia Skala in Attica, Greece)
Declension
Second-declension adjective with a second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Scīrōnia saxa |
| genitive | Scīrōniōrum saxōrum |
| dative | Scīrōniīs saxīs |
| accusative | Scīrōnia saxa |
| ablative | Scīrōniīs saxīs |
| vocative | Scīrōnia saxa |