squalus

See also: Squalus

Latin

Alternative forms

  • squātus

Etymology

Probably both senses related to squāma (“scale”), of unknown origin. In the sense of dirty, unkempt, this word has traditionally been associated with the cognates listed at cālīgō (“darkness, mist”), although these associations are tenuous. Conversely, for the fish, a less likely relationship with Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”) has been suggested, in which case perhaps cognate with Ancient Greek ἄσπαλος (áspalos), Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬐‎ (kara, “kind of fish”), Old Prussian kalis, and Old English hwæl (“whale”), more information at whale.

Noun

squālus m

  1. A kind of sea-fish, thought to be a shark

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative squālus squālī
genitive squālī squālōrum
dative squālō squālīs
accusative squālum squālōs
ablative squālō squālīs
vocative squāle squālī

Descendants

Adjective

squālus

  1. unkempt, dirty

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative squālus squālī
genitive squālī squālōrum
dative squālō squālīs
accusative squālum squālōs
ablative squālō squālīs
vocative squāle squālī

References

  • squalus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • squalus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • squalus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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