LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

sīphō

sīphō m (genitive sīphōnis)

Meaning

  1. a siphon or tube
  2. a fire engine

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesīphōsīphōnēs
sīpōnēs
genitivesīphōnis
sīpōnis		sīphōnum
sīpōnum
dativesīphōnī
sīpōnī		sīphōnibus
sīpōnibus
accusativesīphōnem
sīpōnem		sīphōnēs
sīpōnēs
ablativesīphōne
sīpōne		sīphōnibus
sīpōnibus
vocativesīphōsīphōnēs
sīpōnēs

sīpho (-on; in many MSS. also written sīfo), ōnis, m., = σίφων (a small pipe).
I. A siphon (called also diabetes): sipho, quem diabeten vocant mechanici, Col. 3, 10, 2; 9, 14, 15; Lucil. ap. Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 23; Sen. Q. N. 2, 16; Plin. 2, 65, 66, § 166; 32, 10, 42, § 124; Luc. 7, 156; Juv. 6, 310.—
2. A little pipe to suck drinks through, a drinking-tube, Cels. 1, 8 fin.—
II. A kind of fireengine, Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 18; Plin. Ep. 10, 42, 2; Isid. 20, 6, 9.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn), of uncertain origin; possibly related to tibia (“pipe, flute of bone”), with the irregular forms suggesting a non-Indo-European loan source, perhaps of the shape *twi-, *twibh.

Descendants
  • Catalansifó
  • Englishsiphonfrom Old French sifon
  • Englishsyphonfrom Old French sifon
  • Frenchsiphonfrom Old French sifon
  • GermanSiphonfrom Old French sifon
  • Romaniansifonfrom Old French sifon
  • Italiansifone
  • Portuguesesifão
  • Spanishsifón
  • Welshseiffonfrom Old French sifon

In English words that came into English from sīphō

  • siphonsīphō
  • siphunclesīphunculus
  • siphuncularsīphunculus
  • siphunculatedsīphunculus

Quick answers

What does sīphō mean in Latin?
sīphō, a noun, means “a siphon or tube; a fire engine”.
What is the genitive of sīphō?
The genitive singular is sīphōnis. sīphō is masculine, third declension.
Which English words come from sīphō?
English words that go back to Latin sīphō include siphon, siphuncle, siphuncular and siphunculated.