noun · masculinesecond declension
syllabus
syllabus m (genitive syllabī)
Classical[ˈsyl.la.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsil.la.bus]
Meaning
- Medieval LatinNew Latinmasculinelist; register; syllabus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | syllabus | syllabī |
| genitive | syllabī | syllabōrum |
| dative | syllabō | syllabīs |
| accusative | syllabum | syllabōs |
| ablative | syllabō | syllabīs |
| vocative | syllabe | syllabī |
syllăbus, i, m., = σύλλαβος,
I. a list, register, syllabus, Aug. Conf. 13, 15.
Origins
From accusative plural syllabōs appearing as a corruption of sittybās (accusative plural of sittyba, from Ancient Greek σιττύβα (sittúba, “parchment label; table of contents”)) in a 1470s edition of Cicero's “Ad Atticum” IV.5 and 8, influenced by the stem of Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō, “to put together”). Doublet of sittybus.