Sura
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sura"
English edit
Proper noun edit
Sura (plural Suras)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sura is the 21439th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1219 individuals. Sura is most common among White (52.34%), Hispanic/Latino (28.06%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.97%) individuals.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
From sūra (“calf of the leg”).
Pronunciation edit
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsuː.ra/, [ˈs̠uːrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.ra/, [ˈsuːrä]
Proper noun edit
Sūra m sg (genitive Sūrae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sūra |
Genitive | Sūrae |
Dative | Sūrae |
Accusative | Sūram |
Ablative | Sūrā |
Vocative | Sūra |
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.ra/, [ˈs̠ʊrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.ra/, [ˈsuːrä]
Proper noun edit
Sura m sg (genitive Surae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sura |
Genitive | Surae |
Dative | Surae |
Accusative | Suram |
Ablative | Surā |
Vocative | Sura |
References edit
- “Sura3”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Sura”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.