Syra

See also: syra, sýra, and syra-

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σύρα (Súra). Contrast syrus (“syrian”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ra/, [ˈs̠ʏrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ra/, [ˈsiːrä]

Proper noun

Syra f sg (genitive Syrae); first declension

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, character in the play Mercator of Plautus

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Syra
genitive	Syrae
dative	Syrae
accusative	Syram
ablative	Syrā
vocative	Syra

References

• “Syra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Syra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.