Sideris

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Σιδέρης (Sidéris), occupational surname for an ironsmith.

Proper noun

Sideris (plural Siderises)

1. A surname from Greek.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sideris is the 34801^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 649 individuals. Sideris is most common among White (94.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sideris”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /siˈdeː.ris/, [s̠ɪˈd̪eːrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /siˈde.ris/, [siˈd̪ɛːris]

Proper noun

Sidēris m sg (genitive Sidēris); third declension

1. A river in Hyrcania, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sidēris
Genitive	Sidēris
Dative	Sidērī
Accusative	Sidērem
Ablative	Sidēre
Vocative	Sidēris

References

• Sideris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Sideris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly