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語源

From French Syracuse, from Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai) attested from 8th century BC, from a Pre-Greek name, possibly Phoenician 𐤔𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤇 (šhrʾḥ, “to feel ill”) in reference to the ancient port's proximity to a swamp. With modified form of suffix -εις (-eis). As a surname, an anglicized form of Italian Siracusa. Doublet of Siragusa. Compare Sicilian Saragusa.

発音

• (city in Sicily): IPA: /ˈsaɪɹəkjuːz/
• (city in New York): IPA: /ˈsɪɹəkjuːs/, (locally) /ˈsɛɹəkjus/

固有名詞

Syracuse (countable and uncountable, plural Syracuses)

1. A placename:
   1. A former province of Sicily, Italy; abolished in 2015 and replaced by an equivalent administrative entity.
   2. A city and port, the capital of the province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.
   3. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A town in Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
      2. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Kansas.
      3. A minor city in Morgan County, Missouri.
      4. A city in Otoe County, Nebraska.
      5. A city, the county seat of Onondaga County, New York.
         1. Syracuse University (in New York)
      6. A village in Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
      7. A city in Davis County, Utah.
2. A habitational surname from Italian.

派生語

派生した語

• → Italian: Syracuse
• → Japanese: シラキュース (Shirakyūsu)
• → Mandarin: 錫拉丘茲 / 锡拉丘兹 (Xīlāqiūzī, Xílāqiūzī)
• → Portuguese: Syracuse

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Syracuse is the 38214 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 580 individuals. Syracuse is most common among White (94.31%) individuals.

名詞

Syracuse (uncountable)

1. A type of red wine.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Syracuse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.