Sybaris
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Sybaris, from Ancient Greek Σύβαρις (Súbaris).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪbəɹɪs/
Proper noun
Sybaris
- An ancient Greek colony in south Italy, notable for the luxury of its inhabitants.
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Further reading
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σύβαρις (Súbaris).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsy.ba.rɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsiː.ba.ris]
Proper noun
Sybaris m sg (genitive Sybaris); third declension
- a river in Bruttium that flows into the Ionian Sea, now the river Coscile
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -ī), singular only.
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Proper noun
Sybaris f sg (genitive Sybaris); third declension
- A city of Magna Graecia, notable for the luxury of its inhabitants
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -ī), with locative, singular only.
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Derived terms
References
- “Sybaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sybaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Sybaris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly