Silurian

English

Etymology

From Latin Silurēs +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /saɪˈlʊə.ɹiː.ən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/, /sɪˈlɝ.iː.ən/, /saɪ-/
  • (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /səˈlʊɚ.i.ən/, /səˈlɝ.iː.ən/, /saɪ-/

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• Hyphenation: Si‧lu‧ri‧an, Si‧lur‧i‧an

Adjective

Silurian (comparative more Silurian, superlative most Silurian)

1. (geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago.
   • 1887, R. A. Murray, Victoria. Geology and Physical Geography, page 126:

     In some places, however, quartz reefs, payably auriferous while in Silurian rock, have been followed down to subjacent granite, and have there been found to thin out and become unprofitable […]

2. (archaeology) Of or related to the Silures, a pre-Roman British tribe.

Translations

of period from 439 to 409 million years ago

• Dutch: silurisch (nl)
• Finnish: siluurikautinen
• German: silurisch
• Irish: siolúrach
• Portuguese: siluriano

Noun

Silurian (plural Silurians)

1. A member of the Silures, an ancient tribe of Britannia.

Proper noun

Silurian

1. (geology) The Silurian period.

Translations

Silurian period

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 志留紀 / 志留纪 (zh) (Zhìliú Jì)

• Czech: silur m
• Dutch: silluur n
• Estonian: silur
• Finnish: siluurikausi (fi)
• German: Silur (de) n
• Greek: Σιλούρια f (Siloúria)
• Hungarian: szilur (hu)
• Irish: an Siolúrach m
• Japanese: シルル紀 (ja) (シルルき, shiruru-ki)
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Силурын галав (Siluryn galav), Силурийн галав (Siluriin galav)

  Mongolian script: ᠰᠢᠯᠤᠷ ᠦᠨ
  ᠭᠠᠯᠪᠠ (silur-ün ɣalba), ᠰᠢᠯᠦ᠋ᠷ ᠦᠨ
  ᠭᠠᠯᠪᠠ (silür-ün ɣalba)

• Portuguese: siluriano m
• Russian: силури́йский пери́од m (siluríjskij períod), силу́р (ru) m (silúr)
• Spanish: Silúrico m
• Vietnamese: kỉ Xi-lua

See also

• Appendix:Geologic timescale