Silures
See also: silures
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίλυρες (Sílures).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lu.reːs/, [ˈs̠ɪɫ̪ʊreːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lu.res/, [ˈsiːlures]
Proper noun
Silurēs m pl (genitive Silurum); third declension
- A tribe of Britannia, whose main towns were Isca Silurum and Venta Silurum
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Silurēs |
| genitive | Silurum |
| dative | Siluribus |
| accusative | Silurēs |
| ablative | Siluribus |
| vocative | Silurēs |
References
- “Silures”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Silures in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Silures”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly