LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

syricus

syricus (feminine syrica, neuter syricum)
Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.ri.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveSyrian

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesyricussyricasyricum
genitivesyricīsyricaesyricī
dativesyricōsyricaesyricō
accusativesyricumsyricamsyricum
ablativesyricōsyricāsyricō
vocativesyricesyricasyricum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesyricīsyricaesyrica
genitivesyricōrumsyricārumsyricōrum
dativesyricīssyricīssyricīs
accusativesyricōssyricāssyrica
ablativesyricīssyricīssyricīs
vocativesyricīsyricaesyrica

Sўrĭcus, a, um, v. Syria, D.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Συρικός (Surikós). By surface analysis, Syrus + -icus.

Descendants
  • Italiansorgo
  • Englishsorghumfrom Italian sorgo
  • Englishsorghofrom Italian sorgo
  • Englishsorgofrom Italian sorgo
  • Frenchsorghofrom Italian sorgo
  • Portuguesesorgofrom Italian sorgo
  • Spanishsorgofrom Italian sorgo
  • Galiciansorgofrom Italian sorgo
  • TranslingualSorghumfrom Italian sorgo
  • Slovenesirk

In English words that came into English from syricus

  • sorghum*syricum

Quick answers

What does syricus mean in Latin?
syricus, a adjective, means “Syrian”.