Silures
See also: silures
English edit
Noun edit
Silures pl (plural only)
- (historical) A powerful and warlike tribe or tribal confederation of ancient Britain, occupying what is now southeast Wales and perhaps some adjoining areas.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίλυρες (Sílures), of Celtic origin, possibly Proto-Celtic *sīlom (“seed; stock, lineage”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lu.reːs/, [ˈs̠ɪɫ̪ʊreːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lu.res/, [ˈsiːlures]
Proper noun edit
Silurēs m pl (genitive Silurum); third declension
- A tribe of Britannia, whose main towns were Isca Silurum and Venta Silurum
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Silurēs |
| Genitive | Silurum |
| Dative | Siluribus |
| Accusative | Silurēs |
| Ablative | Siluribus |
| Vocative | Silurēs |
References edit
- “Silures”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Silures in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Silures”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ Patrizia de Bernardo Stempel (2014). García Alonso, Juan Luis (ed.). Continental Celtic Word Formation: the Onomastic Data. Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. p. 70.