Siris

See also: siris

English

Proper noun

Siris

  1. plural of Siri

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σῖρις (Sîris).

The river's mouth

Noun

Sīris m (genitive Sīris); third declension

  1. A city of Magna Graecia situated at the mouth of the river with the same name
  2. A river of Lucania that flows into the Ionian Sea, now the river Sinni

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular
Nominative Sīris
Genitive Sīris
Dative Sīrī
Accusative Sīrem
Ablative Sīre
Vocative Sīris

Derived terms
  • Sīrīnus

References
  • Siris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Siris in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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