Syrus
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
- Older: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.rus/, [ˈs̠ʊrʊs̠]
- Newer: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.rus/, [ˈs̠ɪrʊs̠]
- Hellenizing: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsy.rus/, [ˈs̠ʏrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.rus/, [ˈsiːrus]
Adjective edit
Syrus (feminine Syra, neuter Syrum); first/second-declension adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of syrus (“Syrian”).
Etymology 2 edit
From syrus (“Syrian”).
Proper noun edit
Syrus m sg (genitive Syrī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Syrus |
| Genitive | Syrī |
| Dative | Syrō |
| Accusative | Syrum |
| Ablative | Syrō |
| Vocative | Syre |
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῦρος (Sûros).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsyː.rus/, [ˈs̠yːrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.rus/, [ˈsiːrus]
Proper noun edit
Sȳrus f sg (genitive Sȳrī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sȳrus |
| Genitive | Sȳrī |
| Dative | Sȳrō |
| Accusative | Sȳrum |
| Ablative | Sȳrō |
| Vocative | Sȳre |
Etymology 4 edit
Shorthand for Ephraem Sȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐφραίμ ὁ Σῦρος (Ephraím ho Sûros). Note the difference in prosody from Attic Σῠ́ρος (Súros, “Syrian”) and its coincidence with the island's name above - this may reflect the breakdown of Attic prosody, or a regional pronunciation.
Proper noun edit
Sȳrus m sg (genitive Sȳrī); second declension
- (agnomen or signum) Ephrem the Syrian
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sȳrus |
| Genitive | Sȳrī |
| Dative | Sȳrō |
| Accusative | Sȳrum |
| Ablative | Sȳrō |
| Vocative | Sȳre |
Further reading edit
- “Syrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Syrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Syrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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