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Quiris
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Latin
Etymology
Possibly from older la *quirītis with syncope of the vowel. See la Quirītēs.
Pronunciation
qui'rīs
Note: according to most but not all grammarians, the accent in this and similar forms occurred the final syllable.Philomen Probert Latin Grammarians on the Latin Accent: The Transformation of Greek Grammatical Thought 2019-06-27 Oxford University Press https://books.google.com/books?id=ucSbDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA221&lpg=PA221 978-0-19-884160-9 221-231
Noun
((Quirīs<3.I.both>,Quirīs<3.both>)) m
la rare poetic an inhabitant of the Sabine town, Cures
Declension
((Quirīs<3.I.both>,Quirīs<3.both>))
Related terms
la Quirītēs
Descendants
grc Κυρῑ́της 1
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