"syrtis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sərtəz/ Forms: syrtes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin syrtis, from Syrtis (“Sirte, Gulf of Syrtis”), from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), an area of Libya proverbially treacherous for sailing owing to the effect of wind and waves on its quicksand. Doublet of Sirte. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|syrtis}} Latin syrtis, {{der|en|grc|Σύρτις}} Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), {{doublet|en|Sirte}} Doublet of Sirte Head templates: {{en-noun|syrtes}} syrtis (plural syrtes)
  1. (archaic) Synonym of quicksand. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Wetlands Synonyms: quicksand [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-syrtis-en-noun-0nlVFf9i Disambiguation of Wetlands: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. (archaic) Synonym of bog. Tags: archaic Synonyms: bog [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-syrtis-en-noun-tOehH4Z9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: syrt

Noun [Latin]

Etymology: Generalized form of Syrtis (“Sirte, Gulf of Syrtis”), from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), an area of Libya proverbially treacherous for sailing owing to the effect of wind and waves on its quicksand. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Σύρτις}} Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis) Head templates: {{la-noun|syrtis<3.acc-im-in.abl-i>|g=f}} syrtis f (genitive syrtis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|syrtis<3.acc-im-in.abl-i>}} Forms: syrtis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], syrtis [nominative, singular], syrtēs [nominative, plural], syrtis [genitive, singular], syrtium [genitive, plural], syrtī [dative, singular], syrtibus [dative, plural], syrtim [accusative, singular], syrtin [accusative, singular], syrtēs [accusative, plural], syrtīs [accusative, plural], syrtī [ablative, singular], syrtibus [ablative, plural], syrtis [singular, vocative], syrtēs [plural, vocative]
  1. sandbank, sand bar, quicksand Tags: declension-3, feminine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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