English

Proper noun

Tyrus

1. Alternative form of Tyre

Latin

Alternative forms

• Tyros

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τύρος ‎(Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤅𐤓.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʏ.rus/

Proper noun

Tyrus f ‎(genitive Tyrī); second declension

1. Tyre (Phoenician city in modern Lebanon)

Inflection

Second declension, with locative.

Derived terms

• tyrium
• tyrius

References

• Tyrus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Tyrus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.