Syringa

See also: syringa

Translingual

Etymology

From stem of Latin sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, shepherd's pipe, quill) (from the hollow stem of the plant, used to make pipes and flutes)

Proper noun

Syringa f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – lilacs.

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Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sȳringa f sg (genitive Sȳringae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) alternative form of Sȳrinx

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Sȳringa
genitive Sȳringae
dative Sȳringae
accusative Sȳringam
ablative Sȳringā
vocative Sȳringa

Proper noun

Sȳringa f

  1. accusative of Sȳrinx