Syros
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Syros
- A Greek island in the Cyclades.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῦρος (Sûros). Contrast sy̆rus (“syrian”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsyː.rɔs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsiː.ros]
Proper noun
Sȳros f sg (genitive Sȳrī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sȳros |
| genitive | Sȳrī |
| dative | Sȳrō |
| accusative | Sȳron |
| ablative | Sȳrō |
| vocative | Sȳre |
Related terms
- Sȳrius
References
- “Syros”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Syros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Syros”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly