syce
English edit
Noun edit
syce (plural syces)
- Alternative spelling of sais (“groom or chauffeur”).
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek συκῆ (sukê).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsyː.keː/, [ˈs̠yːkeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.t͡ʃe/, [ˈsiːt͡ʃe]
Noun edit
sȳcē f (genitive sȳcēs); first declension
- A plant also called peplis
- The resin of the tree called taeda
- (medicine) A constantly running sore in the corner of the eye
Declension edit
First-declension noun (Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sȳcē | sȳcae |
Genitive | sȳcēs | sȳcārum |
Dative | sȳcae | sȳcīs |
Accusative | sȳcēn | sȳcās |
Ablative | sȳcē | sȳcīs |
Vocative | sȳcē | sȳcae |
References edit
- “syce”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- syce in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “syce”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Middle English edit
Noun edit
syce
- Alternative form of syse (“size, assize”)