Σκερδίλαιδος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the name of an Illyrian king Illyrian *Skerdilaidas), of unclear origin. Possibly related to herdhe (“nest; herd”), from Proto-Albanian *skarda- (pre-Albanian *sḱordʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerdʰeh₂ (“herd”), compare Slovene črẹ́da, English herd, Ancient Greek κόρθυς (kórthus, “heap”)) + Proto-Albanian *laida, from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (“to leave, die”) (compare English lead), thus meaning something like “herd or flock leader”.

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /skɛrˈdi.lɛ.dos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /skerˈði.lɛ.ðos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /scerˈði.le.ðos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /scerˈði.le.ðos/

Proper noun

Σκερδίλαιδος • (Skerdílaidos) m (genitive Σκερδίλαιδου); second declension

A king of Illyria

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Σκερδίλαιδος; τοῦ Σκερδιλαίδου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Σκερδίλαιδος ho Skerdílaidos	τὼ Σκερδιλαίδω tṑ Skerdilaídō	οἱ Σκερδίλαιδοι hoi Skerdílaidoi
Genitive	τοῦ Σκερδιλαίδου toû Skerdilaídou	τοῖν Σκερδιλαίδοιν toîn Skerdilaídoin	τῶν Σκερδιλαίδων tôn Skerdilaídōn
Dative	τῷ Σκερδιλαίδῳ tôi Skerdilaídōi	Σκερδιλαίδοιν Skerdilaídoin	τοῖς Σκερδιλαίδοις toîs Skerdilaídois
Accusative	τὸν Σκερδίλαιδον tòn Skerdílaidon	Σκερδιλαίδω Skerdilaídō	τοὺς Σκερδιλαίδους toùs Skerdilaídous
Vocative	Σκερδίλαιδε Skerdílaide	Σκερδιλαίδω Skerdilaídō	Σκερδίλαιδοι Skerdílaidoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.