English

Noun

syce ‎(plural syces)

1. Alternative spelling of sais.

Anagrams

• scye

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek συκῆ ‎(sukê).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsyː.keː/

Noun

sȳcē f ‎(genitive sȳcēs); first declension

1. A plant also called peplis
2. The resin of the tree called taeda
3. (medicine) A costantly running sore in the corner of the eye

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

References

• syce in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “syce”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• syce in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly