Sybaris

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sybaris, from Ancient Greek Σύβαρις (Súbaris).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪbəɹɪs/

Proper noun

Sybaris

1. An ancient Greek colony in south Italy, notable for the luxury of its inhabitants.

Related terms

• sybarite

Translations

city

• Greek:

  Ancient: Σύβαρις f (Súbaris)

• Portuguese: Síbaris f
• Russian: Си́барис (ru) m (Síbaris)

Further reading

• Sybaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σύβαρις (Súbaris).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ba.ris/, [ˈs̠ʏbärɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ba.ris/, [ˈsiːbäris]

Proper noun

Sybaris m sg (genitive Sybaris); third declension

1. A river in Bruttium that flows into the Ionian Sea, now the river Coscile

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -ī), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sybaris
genitive	Sybaris
dative	Sybarī
accusative	Sybarim Sybarin
ablative	Sybarī
vocative	Sybaris

Proper noun

Sybaris f sg (genitive Sybaris); third declension

1. A city of Magna Graecia, notable for the luxury of its inhabitants

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -ī), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sybaris
genitive	Sybaris
dative	Sybarī
accusative	Sybarim Sybarin
ablative	Sybarī
vocative	Sybaris
locative	Sybarī

Derived terms

• Sybarīta

References

• “Sybaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Sybaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Sybaris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly