Syrinx

See also: syrinx

Latin

Alternative forms

Sȳringa

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Σῦρῐγξ (Sûrinx).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsyː.rinks/, [ˈsyː.rɪŋks]
Homophone: sȳrinx

Proper noun

Sȳrinx f (genitive Sȳringos); third declension

an Arcadian nymph, changed into a reed
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ovid to this entry?)

Declension

Third declension, Greek type.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sȳrinx
Genitive	Sȳringos
Dative	Sȳringī
Accusative	Sȳringa
Ablative	Sȳringe
Vocative	Sȳrinx

References

Sȳrinx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
2 Sȳrinx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “1,535/1”
“Sȳrinx” on page 1,896/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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