Silus

See also: silus

Latin

Etymology

From silus (“snub-nosed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.lus/, [ˈs̠ɪɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.lus/, [ˈsiːlus]

Proper noun

Silus m sg (genitive Silī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Marcus Sergius Silus, a Roman general

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Silus
Genitive	Silī
Dative	Silō
Accusative	Silum
Ablative	Silō
Vocative	Sile

References

• “Silus2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Silus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.