Silis
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Along with the river Silarus, from a zero-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *seil-, extension of *sei- (“to be damp, drip”), related to Old Saxon sioloth (“lake”), Old Irish silid (“he flows”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lis/, [ˈs̠ɪlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lis/, [ˈsiːlis]
Proper noun[edit]
Silis m sg (genitive Silis); third declension
- A river of Venetia that flows into the Adriatic Sea near Altinum, now the Sile
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Silis |
| Genitive | Silis |
| Dative | Silī |
| Accusative | Silem |
| Ablative | Sile |
| Vocative | Silis |
References[edit]
- “Silis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 1959.