syce

See also: Syce and sycę

English

Noun

syce (plural syces)

  1. Alternative spelling of sais.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συκῆ (sukê).

Pronunciation

Noun

sȳcē f (genitive sȳcēs); first declension

  1. A plant also called peplis
  2. The resin of the tree called taeda
  3. (medicine) A constantly running sore in the corner of the eye

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sȳcē sȳcae
Genitive sȳcēs sȳcārum
Dative sȳcae sȳcīs
Accusative sȳcēn sȳcās
Ablative sȳcē sȳcīs
Vocative sȳcē sȳcae

References
  • syce in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • syce in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • syce in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Middle English

Noun

syce

  1. Alternative form of syse (“size, assize”)
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