Syrus

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See also: syrus and Sýrus

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

Syrus (feminine Syra, neuter Syrum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Alternative letter-case form of syrus (“Syrian”).

Etymology 2

From syrus (“Syrian”).

Proper noun

Syrus m sg (genitive Syrī); second declension

  1. Initially a slave name, also used as a cognomen.
Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Syrus
genitive Syrī
dative Syrō
accusative Syrum
ablative Syrō
vocative Syre

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῦρος (Sûros).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sȳrus f sg (genitive Sȳrī); second declension

  1. Alternative form of Syros (“one of the Cyclades”)
Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Sȳrus
genitive Sȳrī
dative Sȳrō
accusative Sȳrum
ablative Sȳrō
vocative Sȳre

Etymology 4

Shorthand for Ephraem Sȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐφραίμ ὁ Σῦρος (Ephraím ho Sûros). Note the difference in prosody from Attic Σῠ́ρος (Súros, “Syrian”) and its coincidence with the island's name above - this may reflect the breakdown of Attic prosody, or a regional pronunciation.

Proper noun

Sȳrus m sg (genitive Sȳrī); second declension

  1. (agnomen or signum) Ephrem the Syrian
Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Sȳrus
genitive Sȳrī
dative Sȳrō
accusative Sȳrum
ablative Sȳrō
vocative Sȳre

Further reading

  • “Syrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Syrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Syrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Ephraem Syrus on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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