Meaning of Sīlānus | Babel Free
[siːˈɫaː.nʊs]Definitions
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a jet or stream of water (or some other liquid) arching through the air, such as one issued from a fountain declension-2, poetic
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a Roman nomen gentile, "family name" famously held by: declension-2
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Marcus Junius Silanus, praetor 212 BC declension-2
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Decimus Junius Silanus (translator of Mago) declension-2
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Marcus Junius Silanus, consul 109 BC declension-2
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Decimus Junius Silanus, consul in 63 BC. declension-2
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Marcus Junius Silanus, legate of Julius Caesar, consul 25 BC. declension-2
Equivalents
Čeština
chrlič
Deutsch
Wasserspeier
English
Gargoyle
Esperanto
gargojlo
Español
gárgola
Français
gargouille
Galego
gárgola
日本語
ガーゴイル
Қазақша
гаргуйль
한국어
가고일
Nederlands
waterspuwer
Português
gárgula
Română
gargui
Svenska
vattenutkastare
Türkçe
çörten
Examples
“c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 6.1260”
“c. 25 BCE – c. 50 CE, Aulus Cornelius Celsus, De medicina 3.15”
“c. 2nd century, Sextus Pompeius Festus, De verborum significatione 352”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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