Syrinx
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See also: syrinx
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Ancient Greek Σῦρῐγξ (Sûrinx).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsyː.rinks/, [ˈs̠yːrɪŋks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.rinks/, [ˈsiːriŋks]
- Homophone: sȳrinx
Proper noun[edit]
Sȳrinx f sg (genitive Sȳringos); third declension
- an Arcadian nymph, changed into a reed
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ovid to this entry?)
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sȳrinx |
Genitive | Sȳringos |
Dative | Sȳringī |
Accusative | Sȳringa |
Ablative | Sȳringe |
Vocative | Sȳrinx |
References[edit]
- “Sȳrinx”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- 2 Sȳrinx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.: “1,535/1”
- “Sȳrinx” on page 1,896/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)