LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Syria

Syria f sg (genitive Syriae)
Classical[ˈsy.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. femininehistoricalsingularSyria (a historical region of West Asia, extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west)
  2. femininehistoricalsingularSyria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 198 CE)
  3. femininesingularAssyria
  4. New LatinfemininesingularSyria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSyria—
genitiveSyriae—
dativeSyriae—
accusativeSyriam—
ablativeSyriā—
vocativeSyria—

Sȳrĭa (also written Sĭrĭa and Sŭ-rĭa), ae, f., = Συρία,
I. a country in Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 11; Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 67; Cic. Div. 1, 41, 91; id. Agr. 2, 29, 80; id. Imp. Pomp. 22, 64; Manil. 4, 622. —Transf., for Assyria, Cic. Tusc. 5, 35, 101; Suet. Caes. 22 Oud.—Plur., Cat. 45, 22; Dig. 48, 22, 7, § 7; 50, 15, 3 proöem.— Hence,
A. Sўrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Syria, Syrian: triticum, Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 63: oleum, id. 23, 4, 49, § 95: pira, Verg. G. 2, 88: ros, i. e. nard, Tib. 3, 4, 28; cf. id. 3, 6, 63; Prop. 2, 13, 30 (3, 5, 14): dea, perh. Cybele, Suet. Non. 56; App. M. 8, p. 213, 9; Inscr. Orell. 1946 sq.—Subst.: Sўrĭi, ōrum, m., the Syrians, Just. 26, 2. —
B. Sўrus (also written Sŭrus), a, um, adj., Syrian: vina, Hor. C. 1, 31, 12: lagena, Mart. 4, 46, 9: Orontes, Juv. 3, 62 et saep.—As subst.: Sўri, ōrum, m., the Syrians, Plaut. Curc. 3, 73; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 192; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 33, § 76; id. N. D. 1, 29, 81; id. Prov. Cons. 5, 10; id. de Or. 2, 66, 265; id. Div. 2, 46, 96 al.—
C. Sўrĭăcus, a, um, adj., Syrian: boves, Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 179: praetor, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 7: publicani, doing business in Syria, id. ib. 2, 13, 2: legiones, Suet. Tib. 48: bellum, Flor. 2, 9; 2, 11; 2, 12.—Hence, adv.: Sўrĭăcē, in the Syrian tongue, Vulg. 4 Reg. 18, 26.—
D. Sўrĭcus, a, um, adj., Syrian: mala, Col. 5, 10, 19; Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 51.—
E. Sўrĭātĭcus, a, um, adj., Syrian: calami, Pelag. Vet. 27.—
F. Sўriscus, a, um, adj. dim., of or from Syria, Syrian: servus, Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 1; id. Eun. 4, 7, 2: Copa, Verg. Cop. 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā, “Syria”).

Descendants
  • CatalanSíria
  • FrenchSyriefrom Old French Sirie
  • EnglishSyriafrom Old French Sirie
  • ItalianSiria
  • PortugueseSíriafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Siria
  • PortugueseSyriafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Siria
  • RomanianSiria
  • SpanishSiria
  • AsturianSiria
  • Haitian CreoleSirifrom Old French Sirie

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySyriaSyria (Συρία: Eth. Σύρος, Adj. Σύριος), the classical name for the country whose ancient native appellation was Aram, its modern Esh-Sham. I. Name. Th…

Quick answers

What does Syria mean in Latin?
Syria, a proper noun, means “Syria (a historical region of West Asia, extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west); Sy”.
What is the genitive of Syria?
The genitive singular is Syriae. Syria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Syria?
In classical Latin, [ˈsy.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsiː.ri.a].