Silures

See also: silures

English

Noun

Silures pl (plural only)

  1. (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).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lu.reːs/, [ˈs̠ɪɫ̪ʊreːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lu.res/, [ˈsiːlures]

Proper noun

Silurēs m pl (genitive Silurum); third declension

  1. 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
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