Syrus

See also: syrus

Latin

Etymology

Shorthand for Ephraem Sȳrus, itself a calque of the Ancient Greek Ἐφραίμ (Ephraím) ὁ (ho) Σῦρος (Sûros) (Ephraím (Ephraím) ho (ho) Sûros (Sûros)); alone, Sȳrus literally means simply “the Syrian”.

Proper noun

Sȳrus m (genitive Sȳrī); second declension

  1. Ephrem the Syrian

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Sȳrus
Genitive Sȳrī
Dative Sȳrō
Accusative Sȳrum
Ablative Sȳrō
Vocative Sȳre

References
  • Syrus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Syrus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Syrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Further reading
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