Syringa

See also: syringa

Translingual

Syringa vulgaris (common lilac)

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.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Oleaceae – family; Oleeae – tribe; Ligustrinae – subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Syringa subg. Ligustrina, Syringa subg. Syringa – subgenera
  • Syringa vulgaris (common lilac) – type species

Derived terms

• syringae (specific epithet)

Translations

taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae

• Esperanto: siringo (eo)

References

• Syringa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Syringa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Syringa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [syːˈrɪŋ.ɡa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [siˈriŋ.ɡa]
• Homophone: sȳringa

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

Descendants

• Italian: Siringa
• Middle French: Syringue
• Spanish: Siringa

Proper noun

Sȳringa f

1. accusative of Sȳrinx