Syllium

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σύλλειον (Súlleion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsyl.li.um/, [ˈs̠ʏlːʲiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsil.li.um/, [ˈsilːium]

Proper noun

Syllium n sg (genitive Sylliī or Syllī); second declension

1. A fortified town of Pamphylia situated between Aspendus and Side

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Syllium
genitive	Sylliī Syllī1
dative	Sylliō
accusative	Syllium
ablative	Sylliō
vocative	Syllium
locative	Sylliī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

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