"Seres" meaning in Latin

See Seres in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈseː.reːs/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈs̠eːreːs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈse.res/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈsɛːres] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “the Chinese; China”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Σῆρες|t=the Chinese; China}} Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “the Chinese; China”), {{der|la|och|絲||silk|tr=*sə}} Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Sērēs<3.pl>|g=m}} Sērēs m pl (genitive Sērum); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Sēr<3.both>}} Forms: Sērēs [canonical, masculine, plural], Sērum [genitive], Sēr [singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sēr [nominative, singular], Sērēs [nominative, plural], Sēris [genitive, singular], Sērum [genitive, plural], Sērī [dative, singular], Sēribus [dative, plural], Sērem [accusative, singular], Sērēs [accusative, plural], Sēre [ablative, singular], Sēribus [ablative, plural], Sēr [singular, vocative], Sērēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (rare in the singular, historical) The Seres, the northern Chinese reached by the overland Silk Road to Chang'an (Xi'an) as opposed to the Sinae reached by the maritime Silk Road to Panyu (Guangzhou), unknown in antiquity to be related to one another. Tags: declension-3, historical, rare, singular Derived forms: Sēricus, sēricus Related terms: Sēra, Sēra Mētropolis, Sērica Coordinate_terms: Sīnae [Chinese, Southern]
    Sense id: en-Seres-la-name-Tke0u~Jg Categories (other): Old Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Old Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 28 5 21 23 24 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 55 45 Disambiguation of Latin pluralia tantum: 46 54
  2. (rare in the singular, New Latin) Synonym of Sinae, the Chinese. Tags: New-Latin, declension-3, rare, singular Synonyms: Sinae [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Seres-la-name-9qIaad2Q Categories (other): New Latin, Old Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Old Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 28 5 21 23 24 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 55 45 Disambiguation of Latin pluralia tantum: 46 54
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