Syrinx

syrinx Translingual Syrinx (gastropod) Proper noun 1 genus family Turbinellidae certain large sea snails with gill and operculum English Etymology en la Sȳrinx, from en grc Σῦρῐγξ. Proper noun en Q846129 en Greek mythology An Arcadian nymph, changed into a reed. Related terms en syringe syrinx Translations French: Middle French: frm Syringe f Italian: it Siringa f Latin: la Sȳrinx f Polish: pl Syrinks f Russian: ru Сиринга f Spanish: es Siringa f Latin Alternative forms la Sȳringa ML. Etymology la Sȳrinx :bor grc:Σῦρῐγξ + 1 Pronunciation Sȳrinx la sȳrinx Proper noun ((Sȳrinx/Sȳring<3>,Sȳrinx/Sȳring<3.Greek>)) f la Syrinx Q846129 la Ovid Metamorphoses 1 704 706 Ut sē mūtārent liquidās ōrasse sorōrēs,Pānaque cum prēnsam sibi iam Sȳringa putāret corpore prō nymphae calamōs tenuisse palūstrēs. She prayed for transformation to her fluvial sistersand just as Pan thought that he had captured Syrinxinstead of the nymph's body he held but swampy reeds. Declension ((Sȳrinx/Sȳring<3>,Sȳrinx/Sȳring<3.Greek>)) Descendants en 1 Syrinx fr 1 Syrinx<q:unadapted borrowing> it Siringe frm Syringe References Sȳrinx 2 Sȳrinx 2_Syrinx 1,535/1 1 Sȳrinx 1,896/3