different between syrtis vs syrtic
syrtis
English
Etymology
See syrt.
Noun
syrtis (plural syrtes)
- (obsolete) A quicksand.
Latin
Etymology
Borrrowed from Ancient Greek ?????? (Súrtis), name of two large sandbanks off the coast of Libya.
Noun
syrtis f (genitive syrtis); third declension
- sandbank
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -?).
Descendants
- ? English: syrt
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syrtic
English
Etymology
syrt +? -ic
Adjective
syrtic (comparative more syrtic, superlative most syrtic)
- Of or relating to a syrt; boggy; resembling quicksand.
- The Edinburgh Review (volume 14? 48? page 225)
- The marshy ground gradually disappeared, and the rest of the Syrtic region, though arid and dreary in a high degree, presented from time to time little valleys or detached spots, the verdure of which afforded an agreeable relief.
- The Edinburgh Review (volume 14? 48? page 225)
Synonyms
- (resembling quicksand): hoggy, quaggy, swampy; see also Thesaurus:marshy
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