proper noun · masculinethird declension
Sīris1
Sīris m sg (genitive Sīris)
Meaning
- a river in Lucania that flows into the Ionian Sea, now the river Sinni
similiter est inter Sirim et Acirim Heraclea, aliquando Siris vocitata.
77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 3.97.6
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sīris | — |
| genitive | Sīris | — |
| dative | Sīrī | — |
| accusative | Sīrim | — |
| ablative | Sīrī | — |
| vocative | Sīris | — |
Sīris, is, m., = Σίρις.
I. The name of a branch of the Nile in Ethiopia, Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 54; Prisc. Perieg. 212.—
II. A river in Italy, Plin. 3, 11, 15, § 97.—
III. A name for Heraclea in Magna Graecia, Plin. 3, 11, 15, § 97.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sīris, sīrit
subj perf. of sino, for sīveris, etc.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Σῖρις (Sîris).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographySirisSiris (Σῖρις: Eth. Σιρίτης, but also Σιρῖνος; Sirites), an ancient city of Magna Graecia, situated at the mouth of the river of the same name flowing …GeographySirisSiris, SIRAE, SERRHAE (Σίρις, Hdt. 8.115; Sirae, Liv. 45.4; Σέρραι, Hierocl.: Eth. Σιροπαίονεις, Hdt. 5.15; Steph. B. sub voce: Serrés), a town of Mac…