Ancient Greek

• (4th AD Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸolíða/

• (10th AD Byzantine) IPA^(key): /folíða/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /folíða/

Noun

φολῐ́δᾰ • ‎(pholída)

1. accusative singular of φολῐ́ς ‎(pholís)

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek φολῐ́ς ‎(pholís, “horny scale of a reptile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foˈli.ða/

Noun

φολίδα • ‎(folída) n ‎(plural φολίδες)

1. scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
2. flake
3. lamella
4. lamina
5. squame

Declension