sirpe

Latin

Etymology

Related to Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion).

Pronunciation

Noun

sirpe n (genitive sirpis); third declension

  1. silphium

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).

singular plural
nominative sirpe sirpia
genitive sirpis sirpium
dative sirpī sirpibus
accusative sirpe sirpia
ablative sirpī sirpibus
vocative sirpe sirpia

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • sirpicus

Descendants

  • Albanian: sherp

References

  • sirpe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sirpe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.