Scylla

Translingual right|thumb|Scylla paramamosain species Etymology mul la-new Scylla, from mul grc Σκύλλα. Proper noun 1 f genus family Portunidae mud crab, mangrove crab Hypernyms genus ; Portuninae subfamily - subfamily Hyponyms genus Scylla serrata species (giant mud crab) - type species; Scylla oceanica species, Scylla olivacea species (orange mud crab), Scylla paramamosain species (green mud crab), Scylla tranquebarica species (purple mud crab) - other species References Scylla (genus) Scylla (genus) 1 Scylla (genus) Scylla (genus) 6760 103490 205756 English <dab!> Etymology From en la Scylla, from en grc Σκύλλα. Pronunciation en /ˈsɪlə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Scylla.wav US en ɪlə 2 Proper noun A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand. 85 III I have never yet been able to steer my lovers through the Scylla of presence, or the Charybdis of absence. en Greek mythology A personification of said rock as a ravenous monster. en Greek mythology A princess, daughter of King Nisos of Megara, who fell in love with King Minos and betrayed her city to him. en 1714 w:Alexander Pope w:The Rape of the Lock Canto III Ah cease rash Youth! desist e'er 'tis too late, / Fear the just Gods, and think of Scylla′s Fate! en astronomy The main belt asteroid 155 Scylla. Derived terms en between Scylla and Charybdis Translations dangerous rock personification of the rock Armenian: hy Սկիլլա Bashkir: ba Скилла Esperanto: eo Skilo French: fr Scylla f Middle French: frm Scylle f Georgian: ka სკილა German: de Skylla f Greek: el Σκύλλα f Ancient Greek: grc Σκύλλα f Hindi: hi स्कुल्ला Hungarian: hu Szkülla Italian: it Scilla f Japanese: ja スキュラ, ja スキュレー Korean: ko ^스킬라 Latin: la Scylla f Polish: pl Scylla f, pl Skylla f Portuguese: pt Cila f Romanian: ro Scila f Russian: ru Сци́лла f Slovene: sl Scila f Spanish: es Escila f Swedish: sv Skylla Ukrainian: uk Скілла f, uk Сци́лла f See also en Charybdis Further reading Scylla (princess) 155 Scylla Anagrams en acllsy Scally scally en Mythological creatures French Alternative forms fr Scylle archaic Etymology fr la Scylla, from fr grc Σκύλλα. Pronunciation Proper noun f fr Greek mythology en Scylla fr de Charybde en Scylla between Scylla and Charybdis Further reading Latin Etymology la Scylla :bor grc:Σκύλλα + 1 Pronunciation Scylla 1 Proper noun Scylla<1> en Scylla rock on the Italian coast la Greek mythology en Scylla a ravenous monster Declension Scylla<1> Derived terms la Scyllaeus of or relating to Scylla Descendants en Scylla 1 fr Scylla 1 unadapted borrowing it Scilla frm Scylle