Syra
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σύρα (Súra). Contrast syrus (“syrian”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsy.ra/, [ˈs̠ʏrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ra/, [ˈsiːrä]
Proper noun[edit]
Syra f sg (genitive Syrae); first declension
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, character in the play Mercator of Plautus
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Syra |
| Genitive | Syrae |
| Dative | Syrae |
| Accusative | Syram |
| Ablative | Syrā |
| Vocative | Syra |
References[edit]
- “Syra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Syra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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