LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

silus1

silus (feminine sila, neuter silum)
Classical[ˈsɪ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesnub-nosed, pug-nosed, having a broad, turned up nose

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesilussilasilum
genitivesilīsilaesilī
dativesilōsilaesilō
accusativesilumsilamsilum
ablativesilōsilāsilō
vocativesilesilasilum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesilīsilaesila
genitivesilōrumsilārumsilōrum
dativesilīssilīssilīs
accusativesilōssilāssila
ablativesilīssilīssilīs
vocativesilīsilaesila

sĭlus, a, um, adj.,
I. having a broad, turned-up nose, pug-nosed, snub-nosed, σιμός (cf. simus): ecquos (deos arbitramur) silos, flaccos, frontones? etc., Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 80; ante-class. collat. form sīlo, ōnis, m., Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 11; Varr. ap. Non. 25, 25.
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Silus2
Silus m sg (genitive Silī)
Classical[ˈsɪ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara cognomen used by the gens Sergia
    Marcus Sergius Silus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSilus—
genitiveSilī—
dativeSilō—
accusativeSilum—
ablativeSilō—
vocativeSile—

Sĭlus, i, or Sīlo, ōnis, m. 1. silus,
I. a Roman surname, esp. of the gens Sergia.
1. M. Sergius Orata Silus, Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 285.—
2. M. Sergius Silus, Liv. 32, 27, 7; Eckhel. D. N. 5, p. 306.—
3. Domitius Silus, Tac. A. 15, 59 fin. al.—
4. In the form Silo: Arruntius Silo, Dig. 48, 19, 27; cf. Plin. 11, 37, 59, § 158.

Origins

From silus (“snubnosed, pugnosed”).

Quick answers

What does silus mean in Latin?
silus, a adjective, means “snub-nosed, pug-nosed, having a broad, turned up nose”.
How do you pronounce silus?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɪ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsiː.lus].