Silus
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See also: silus
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From silus (“snubnosed, pugnosed”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lus/, [ˈs̠ɪɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lus/, [ˈsiːlus]
Proper noun[edit]
Silus m sg (genitive Silī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Silus |
Genitive | Silī |
Dative | Silō |
Accusative | Silum |
Ablative | Silō |
Vocative | Sile |
References[edit]
- “Silus2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Silus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.