Scironia saxa

Latin

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek Σκῑρωνῐ́δες πέτραι (Skīrōnĭ́des pétrai), named for the mythological outlaw Sciron.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Scīrōnia saxa n pl (genitive Scīrōniōrum saxōrum); second declension

  1. (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