Siris
See also: siris, siriš, ŝiris, širiš, and šíříš
English
Proper noun
Siris
- plural of Siri
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σῖρις (Sîris).
The river's mouth
Proper noun
Sīris m sg (genitive Sīris); third declension
- A river in Lucania that flows into the Ionian Sea, now the river Sinni
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 3.97.6:
- similiter est inter Sirim et Acirim Heraclea, aliquando Siris vocitata.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sīris |
| Genitive | Sīris |
| Dative | Sīrī |
| Accusative | Sīrim |
| Ablative | Sīrī |
| Vocative | Sīris |
Proper noun
Sīris f sg (genitive Sīris); third declension
- A city of Magna Graecia situated at the mouth of the river with the same name
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sīris |
| Genitive | Sīris |
| Dative | Sīrī |
| Accusative | Sīrim |
| Ablative | Sīrī |
| Vocative | Sīris |
| Locative | Sīrī |
Derived terms
- Sīrīnus
References
- Siris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Siris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly