Silanus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /siːˈlaː.nus/, [s̠iːˈɫ̪äːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /siˈla.nus/, [siˈläːnus]

Proper noun

Sīlānus m sg (genitive Sīlānī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, "family name" famously held by:
   1. Marcus Junius Silanus, praetor 212 BC
   2. Decimus Junius Silanus (translator of Mago)
   3. Marcus Junius Silanus, consul 109 BC
   4. Decimus Junius Silanus, consul in 63 BC.
   5. Marcus Junius Silanus, legate of Julius Caesar, consul 25 BC.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sīlānus
genitive	Sīlānī
dative	Sīlānō
accusative	Sīlānum
ablative	Sīlānō
vocative	Sīlāne

References

• L&S
• Silanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.