Syra
English
Proper noun
Syra
- Alternative form of Syros (“Greek island”).
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σύρα (Súra). Contrast syrus (“syrian”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsy.ra]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsiː.ra]
Proper noun
Syra f sg (genitive Syrae); first declension
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, character in the play Mercator of Plautus
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Syra |
| genitive | Syrae |
| dative | Syrae |
| accusative | Syram |
| ablative | Syrā |
| vocative | Syra |
References
- “Syra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Syra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.