What does Syriacus mean in Latin?

Syriacus, a adjective, means “Syrian”.

How do you pronounce Syriacus?

In classical Latin, [syˈri.a.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siˈriː.a.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Syriacus (feminine Syriaca, neuter Syriacum)

Classical[syˈri.a.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[siˈriː.a.kus]

adjectiveSyrian
Nam si te interioribus vicinis tuis Ciliciensi et Syriaco anteponisc. 60 BCE – 54 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Quintum fratrem 1.2.7
Syriacis non sunt palearia sed gibber in dorso23 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis historia 8.179

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Syriacus	Syriaca	Syriacum
genitive	Syriacī	Syriacae	Syriacī
dative	Syriacō	Syriacae	Syriacō
accusative	Syriacum	Syriacam	Syriacum
ablative	Syriacō	Syriacā	Syriacō
vocative	Syriace	Syriaca	Syriacum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Syriacī	Syriacae	Syriaca
genitive	Syriacōrum	Syriacārum	Syriacōrum
dative	Syriacīs	Syriacīs	Syriacīs
accusative	Syriacōs	Syriacās	Syriaca
ablative	Syriacīs	Syriacīs	Syriacīs
vocative	Syriacī	Syriacae	Syriaca

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

Syriacus

(C.) Συριακός, or Syriscus (T.) Συρίσκος, or Syrius (V., Tb.) Σύριος, or Syrus (H., Iu.) Σύρος, Syrian, of Syria (a country of Asia).

From Ancient Greek Συριακός (Suriakós), from Συρία (Suría) + -ακός (-akós). By surface analysis, Syria + -acus.

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