sirpe

Latin

Etymology

Related to Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsir.pe/, [ˈs̠ɪrpɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsir.pe/, [ˈsirpe]

Noun

sirpe n (genitive sirpis); third declension

silphium

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sirpe	sirpia
Genitive	sirpis	sirpium
Dative	sirpī	sirpibus
Accusative	sirpe	sirpia
Ablative	sirpī	sirpibus
Vocative	sirpe	sirpia

Synonyms

Derived terms

sirpicus

Descendants

→ Albanian: sherp

References

“sirpe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
sirpe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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