σκῦτος

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (to cover). Cognates include Proto-Germanic *hūdiz (hide), Latin cutis (skin) and Lithuanian kiáutas (shell, case, envelop). Related also to σκύνιον (skúnion, skin of the brows) and κύτος (kútos, vessel).

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Noun[edit]

σκῦτος (skûtosn (genitive σκῡ́τεος); third declension

  1. skin, hide, especially dressed or tanned
  2. leather thong, whip

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