English

Noun

syrtis ‎(plural syrtes)

1. (obsolete) A quicksand.
   • Milton

     Quenched in a boggy syrtis, neither sea / Nor good dry land.

Latin

Noun

syrtis f ‎(genitive syrtis); third declension

1. sandbank

Inflection

Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.