noun · neuterthird declension
syrma
syrma n (genitive syrmatis)
Classical[ˈsyr.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈsir.ma]
Meaning
- neuterA robe with a train, worn especially by tragedy actors
- neuterThe tragedy itself
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | syrma | syrmata |
| genitive | syrmatis | syrmatum |
| dative | syrmatī | syrmatibus |
| accusative | syrma | syrmata |
| ablative | syrmate | syrmatibus |
| vocative | syrma | syrmata |
syrma, ae, f. (
I. A robe with a train, Sen. Oed. 423; Prud. Psych. 362;
worn esp. by trag. actors, Juv. 8, 229; Val. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.; Sid. poët. Ep. 8, 11.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
syrma atis, n
, σύρμα, a robe with a train, tragic robe (to add to the actor's apparent stature), Iu.: quamquam omnia Syrmata volvas, i. e. tragic themes, tragedy, Iu.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σύρμα (súrma).
Descendants
- Englishsyrma
- Italiansirma
- Italiansirima
In English words that came into English from syrma
- syrmasyrma