Sura

See also: sura

English

Proper noun

Sura (plural Suras)

  1. A surname​.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Sura is the 21439th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1219 individuals. Sura is most common among White (52.34%), Hispanic/Latino (28.06%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.97%) individuals.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

From sūra (“calf of the leg”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsuː.ra/

Proper noun

Sūra m (genitive Sūrae); first declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Lucius Licinius Sura, a Roman consul

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Sūra
genitive Sūrae
dative Sūrae
accusative Sūram
ablative Sūrā
vocative Sūra

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstu.ra/, [ˈstʊ.ra]
View of the river

Proper noun

Sura f (genitive Surae); first declension

  1. A tributary river of the Moselle, now the Sûre

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Sura
genitive Surae
dative Surae
accusative Suram
ablative Surā
vocative Sura

References

  • Sura3 in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Sura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Sura in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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