Surenas
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Σουρήνας (Sourḗnas), from Parthian 𐭎𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭍 (swryn /Sūrēn/).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /suːˈreː.naːs/, [s̠uːˈreːnäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /suˈre.nas/, [suˈrɛːnäs]
Proper noun
editSūrēnās m sg (genitive Sūrēnae); first declension
- A Parthian general who defeated the Romans in the Battle of Carrhae
Declension
editFirst-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
edit- “Surenas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray