Silus

See also: silus

Latin

Etymology

From silus (“snub-nosed”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lus/, [ˈsɪ.ɫʊs]

Proper noun

Silus m (genitive Silī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Marcus Sergius Silus, a Roman general

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Silus
genitive Silī
dative Silō
accusative Silum
ablative Silō
vocative Sile

References

  • Silus2 in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Silus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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