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English
Noun
syce (plural syces)
- Alternative spelling of sais (“groom or chauffeur”).
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek συκῆ (sukê).
Pronunciation
Noun
sȳcē f (genitive sȳcēs); first declension
- A plant also called peplis
- The resin of the tree called taeda
- (medicine) A constantly running sore in the corner of the eye
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type).
References
- “syce”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- syce in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “syce”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Middle English
Noun
syce
- Alternative form of syse (“size, assize”)