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Syrus
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syrus Sýrus
English
Proper noun
en Syros Greek island.
Latin
Etymology 1
la Syrian :bor grc:Σύρος + 1
Pronunciation
0 surus Older
0 sirus Newer
0 Hellenizing
0
Adjective
Syrus
Syrian
la Syrius<id:Syrian> Syricus Syriacus
Declension
Syrus
Noun
Syrus<2> Syra
Syrian
Declension
Syrus<2.both>
Related terms
la Syria Syriacus Syricus Syrius<id:Syrian>
Further reading
Sўrus, a, um
Etymology 2
From la Syrus Syrian Syrian.
Proper noun
Syrus<2>
Initially a slave name, also used as a cognomen.
Declension
Syrus<2>
Further reading
Sўrus, ī
Etymology 3
la Q211230 Sȳrus :bor grc:Σῦρος + 1
Pronunciation
Sȳrus
Proper noun
Sȳrus<2> f
la Syros Q211230 one of the Cyclades
Declension
Sȳrus<2>
Etymology 4
Shorthand for la Ephraem la Sȳrus, borrowed from la grc Ἐφραίμ ὁ Σῦρος. Note the difference in prosody from Attic grc Σῠ́ρος 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<2>
la agnomen or signum Ephrem the Syrian
Declension
Sȳrus<2>
Further reading
Ephraem Syrus la
la agnomina cognomina
la Greece Islands Individuals