Silures
See also: silures
English
Noun
Silures pl (plural only)
- (historical) A powerful and warlike tribe or tribal confederation of ancient Britain, occupying what is now southeast Wales and perhaps some adjoining areas.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίλυρες (Sílures), of Celtic origin, possibly Proto-Celtic *sīlom (“seed; stock, lineage”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lu.reːs/, [ˈs̠ɪɫ̪ʊreːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lu.res/, [ˈsiːlures]
Proper noun
Silurēs m pl (genitive Silurum); third declension
- A tribe of Britannia, whose main towns were Isca Silurum and Venta Silurum
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Silurēs |
| Genitive | Silurum |
| Dative | Siluribus |
| Accusative | Silurēs |
| Ablative | Siluribus |
| Vocative | Silurēs |
References
- “Silures”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Silures in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Silures”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Patrizia de Bernardo Stempel (2014). García Alonso, Juan Luis (ed.). Continental Celtic Word Formation: the Onomastic Data. Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. p. 70.
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