Scyras

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκύρας (Skúras).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsky.raːs/, [ˈs̠kʏräːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ras/, [ˈʃiːräs]

Proper noun

Scyrās m sg (genitive Scyrae); first declension

1. A river of Laconia

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Scyrās
genitive	Scyrae
dative	Scyrae
accusative	Scyrān
ablative	Scyrā
vocative	Scyrā

References

• “Laconia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly