Silanus
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Latin
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /siːˈlaː.nus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /siˈla.nus/,
Proper noun
Sīlānus m sg (genitive Sīlānī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Junius Silanus, praetor 212 BC
- Decimus Junius Silanus (translator of Mago)
- Marcus Junius Silanus, consul 109 BC
- Decimus Junius Silanus, consul in 63 BC.
- Marcus Junius Silanus, legate of Julius Caesar, consul 25 BC.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sīlānus |
| Genitive | Sīlānī |
| Dative | Sīlānō |
| Accusative | Sīlānum |
| Ablative | Sīlānō |
| Vocative | Sīlāne |