Syrinx
See also: syrinx
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek Σῦρῐγξ (Sûrinx).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsyː.rinks/, [ˈs̠yːrɪŋks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.rinks/, [ˈsiːriŋks]
- Homophone: sȳrinx
Proper noun edit
Sȳrinx f sg (genitive Sȳringos); third declension
- an Arcadian nymph, changed into a reed
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ovid to this entry?)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sȳrinx |
| Genitive | Sȳringos |
| Dative | Sȳringī |
| Accusative | Sȳringa |
| Ablative | Sȳringe |
| Vocative | Sȳrinx |
References edit
- “Sȳrinx”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- 2 Sȳrinx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.: “1,535/1”
- “Sȳrinx” on page 1,896/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)