Syracusan
/ˌsɪr.əˈkjuː.zən/noun
Of or relating to Syracuse, a city in Sicily, or its inhabitants.
Did you know?Syracusan is one of those demonyms that preserves the memory of a city so influential in the Greek world that its name traveled through Latin into modern English almost unchanged.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
Συράκουσαι (Syrákousai)
“The Greek name of the city of Syracuse in Sicily”
Classical Latin
LAT
Syracusae
“Syracuse, the Sicilian city”
Late Latin
LAT
Syracusanus
“Of Syracuse; a Syracusan person or thing”
Middle English
ENG
Syracusane / Syracusan
“Pertaining to Syracuse or its people”
Modern English
ENG
Syracusan
“Of or relating to Syracuse, Sicily, or its inhabitants”
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