Surenas

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σουρήνας (Sourḗnas), from Parthian 𐭎𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭍 (swryn /⁠Sūrēn⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /suːˈreː.naːs/, [s̠uːˈreːnäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /suˈre.nas/, [suˈrɛːnäs]

Proper noun

Sūrēnās m sg (genitive Sūrēnae); first declension

1. A Parthian general who defeated the Romans in the Battle of Carrhae

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sūrēnās
Genitive	Sūrēnae
Dative	Sūrēnae
Accusative	Sūrēnān
Ablative	Sūrēnā
Vocative	Sūrēnā

References

• “Surenas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray