Syria
See also: Sýria
English
Etymology
From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”) and hence originally synonymous to Assyria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹi.ə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪɹiə
Proper noun
Syria
- A country in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic.
- (historical) An Ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE.
Translations
country in the Middle East
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See also
See also
- Countries of the world
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Συρίᾱ (Suríā, “Syria”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsyː.ri.a/
Proper noun
Sȳria f sg (genitive Sȳriae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Sȳria |
Genitive | Sȳriae |
Dative | Sȳriae |
Accusative | Sȳriam |
Ablative | Sȳriā |
Vocative | Sȳria |
References
- Sȳrĭa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Syria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- Syria in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- Syria in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Syria in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɨrʲ.ja/
audio (file)
Declension
declension of Syria
singular | |
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nominative | Syria |
genitive | Syrii |
dative | Syrii |
accusative | Syrię |
instrumental | Syrią |
locative | Syrii |
vocative | Syrio |
Portuguese
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