Syrus

See also: syrus and Sýrus

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Older: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.rus/, [ˈs̠ʊrʊs̠]
• Newer: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.rus/, [ˈs̠ɪrʊs̠]
• Hellenizing: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.rus/, [ˈs̠ʏrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.rus/, [ˈsiːrus]

Adjective

Syrus (feminine Syra, neuter Syrum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Alternative letter-case form of syrus (“Syrian”).

Etymology 2

From syrus (“Syrian”).

Proper noun

Syrus m sg (genitive Syrī); second declension

1. Initially a slave name, also used as a cognomen.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Syrus
genitive	Syrī
dative	Syrō
accusative	Syrum
ablative	Syrō
vocative	Syre

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῦρος (Sûros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsyː.rus/, [ˈs̠yːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.rus/, [ˈsiːrus]

Proper noun

Sȳrus f sg (genitive Sȳrī); second declension

1. Alternative form of Syros (“one of the Cyclades”)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sȳrus
genitive	Sȳrī
dative	Sȳrō
accusative	Sȳrum
ablative	Sȳrō
vocative	Sȳre

Etymology 4

Shorthand for Ephraem Sȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐφραίμ ὁ Σῦρος (Ephraím ho Sûros). Note the difference in prosody from Attic Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros, “Syrian”) and its coincidence with the island's name above - this may reflect the breakdown of Attic prosody, or a regional pronunciation.

Proper noun

Sȳrus m sg (genitive Sȳrī); second declension

1. (agnomen or signum) Ephrem the Syrian

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sȳrus
genitive	Sȳrī
dative	Sȳrō
accusative	Sȳrum
ablative	Sȳrō
vocative	Sȳre

Further reading

• “Syrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Syrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Syrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Ephraem Syrus on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la