Syracuse
English
editEtymology
editFrom French Syracuse, from Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai) attested from 8th century BC, from a Pre-Greek name, possibly Phoenician 𐤔𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤇 (šhrʾḥ, “to feel ill”) in reference to the ancient port's proximity to a swamp. As a surname, an anglicized form of Italian Siracusa. Doublet of Siragusa. Compare Sicilian Saragusa.
Pronunciation
edit- (city in Sicily): IPA(key): /ˈsaɪɹəkjuːz/
- (city in New York): IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹəkjuːs/, (locally) /ˈsɛɹəkjus/
Proper noun
editSyracuse (countable and uncountable, plural Syracuses)
- A placename:
- A former province of Sicily, Italy; abolished in 2015 and replaced by an equivalent administrative entity.
- A city and port in Sicily, Italy; the capital city of the province of Syracuse.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Kansas.
- A minor city in Morgan County, Missouri.
- A city in Otoe County, Nebraska.
- A city, the county seat of Onondaga County, New York.
- Syracuse University (in New York)
- A village in Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
- A city in Davis County, Utah.
- A habitational surname from Italian.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Italian: Syracuse
- → Japanese: シラキュース (Shirakyūsu)
- → Mandarin: 錫拉丘茲 / 锡拉丘兹 (Xīlāqiūzī, Xílāqiūzī)
- → Portuguese: Syracuse
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Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Syracuse is the 38214th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 580 individuals. Syracuse is most common among White (94.31%) individuals.
Noun
editSyracuse (uncountable)
- A type of red wine.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Syracuse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
French
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai). See above. In sense 3, borrowed back from English Syracuse, in turn from the French form of the name.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSyracuse f
- Syracuse (a province of Sicily, Italy)
- Syracuse (a port, the capital city of the province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy)
- Syracuse (the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editItalian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English Syracuse, from Latin Syrācūsae and Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai) via French. See above. Doublet of Siracusa and Siragusa.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSyracuse f
- Syracuse (the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States)
Portuguese
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English Syracuse, from Latin Syrācūsae and Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai) via French. See above. Doublet of Siracusa.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSyracuse f
- Syracuse (the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States)
- Synonym: Siracusa
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