Syros

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῦρος (Sûros).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsyː.ros/, [ˈsyː.rɔs]

Proper noun

Sȳros f (genitive Sȳrī); second declension

  1. One of the Cyclades

Declension

Second declension, Greek type.

Case Singular
Nominative Sȳros
Genitive Sȳrī
Dative Sȳrō
Accusative Sȳron
Ablative Sȳrō
Vocative Sȳre
  • 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
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