Silures

See also: silures

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίλυρες (Sílures).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lu.reːs/, [ˈsɪ.ɫʊ.reːs]

Proper noun

Silurēs m (genitive Silurum); third declension

  1. A tribe of Britannia, whose main towns were Isca Silurum and Venta Silurum

Declension

Third declension.

Case Plural
Nominative Silurēs
Genitive Silurum
Dative Siluribus
Accusative Silurēs
Ablative Siluribus
Vocative Silurēs

References
  • Silures in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Silures in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Silures in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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