"Syrinx" meaning in Latin

See Syrinx in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈsyː.rɪŋks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈsiː.riŋks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῦρῐγξ (Sûrĭnx). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Σῦρῐγξ|text=+|title=Sȳrinx|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Σῦρῐγξ", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Sȳrinx", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Sȳrinx"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῦρῐγξ (Sûrĭnx). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|((Sȳrinx/Sȳring<3>,Sȳrinx/Sȳring<3.Greek>))|g=f}} Sȳrinx f sg (genitive Sȳringis or Sȳringos); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|((Sȳrinx/Sȳring<3>,Sȳrinx/Sȳring<3.Greek>))}} Forms: Sȳrinx [canonical, feminine, singular], Sȳringis [genitive], Sȳringos [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sȳrinx [nominative, singular], Sȳringis [genitive, singular], Sȳringos [genitive, singular], Sȳringī [dative, singular], Sȳringem [accusative, singular], Sȳringa [accusative, singular], Sȳringe [ablative, singular], Sȳrinx [singular, vocative], Sȳringa [alternative, Medieval-Latin]
  1. (Greek mythology) Syrinx (an Arcadian nymph, changed into a reed) Tags: Greek, declension-3
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