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silanus.

fountain;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[siːˈɫaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[siˈlaː.nus]
  1. a jet or stream of water (or some other liquid) arching through the air, such as one issued from a fountain

    declension-2 · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Doric Greek σῑλᾱνός (sīlānós). Doublet of sīlēnus, Sīlēnus, and Silvānus, and cognate with Attic Greek σῑληνός (sīlēnós).

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