sirpe

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Latin

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Etymology

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Related to Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sirpe n (genitive sirpis); third declension

  1. silphium

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sirpe sirpia
Genitive sirpis sirpium
Dative sirpī sirpibus
Accusative sirpe sirpia
Ablative sirpī sirpibus
Vocative sirpe sirpia

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Albanian: sherp

References

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