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Silis.

A river of Venetia that flows into the Adriatic Sea near Altinum, now the Sile

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈsɪ.lɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈsiː.lis]
  1. A river of Venetia that flows into the Adriatic Sea near Altinum, now the Sile

    declension-3 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Along with the river Silarus, from a zero-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *seil-, extension of *sei- (“to be damp, drip”), related to Old Saxon sioloth (“lake”), Old Irish silid (“he flows”).

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