Syrgis

Latin

View of the river

Alternative forms

• Hyrgis

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σύργις (Súrgis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsyr.ɡis/, [ˈs̠ʏrɡɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsir.d͡ʒis/, [ˈsird͡ʒis]

Proper noun

Syrgis m sg (genitive Syrgis); third declension

1. A great river of Sarmatia, probably the Donets

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Syrgis
Genitive	Syrgis
Dative	Syrgī
Accusative	Syrgem
Ablative	Syrge
Vocative	Syrgis

References

• “Syrgis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly