Silures

See also: silures

English

Noun

Silures pl (plural only)

1. (historical) A powerful and warlike tribe or tribal confederation of ancient Britain, occupying what is now southeast Wales and perhaps some adjoining areas.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίλυρες (Sílures), of Celtic origin, possibly Proto-Celtic *sīlom (“seed; stock, lineage”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.lu.reːs/, [ˈs̠ɪɫ̪ʊreːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.lu.res/, [ˈsiːlures]

Proper noun

Silurēs m pl (genitive Silurum); third declension

1. A tribe of Britannia, whose main towns were Isca Silurum and Venta Silurum

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Silurēs
Genitive	Silurum
Dative	Siluribus
Accusative	Silurēs
Ablative	Siluribus
Vocative	Silurēs

References

• “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