πυρά

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Derived from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῠρᾱ́ • (purā́) f (genitive πῠρᾶς); first declension

  1. funeral pyre
Inflection
First declension of ἡ πῠρᾱ́; τῆς πῠρᾶς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πῠρᾱ́
hē purā́ 		τὼ πῠρᾱ́
tṑ purā́ 		αἱ πῠραί
hai puraí
Genitive τῆς πῠρᾶς
tês purâs 		τοῖν πῠραῖν
toîn puraîn 		τῶν πῠρῶν
tôn purôn
Dative τῇ πῠρᾷ
têi purâi 		τοῖν πῠραῖν
toîn puraîn 		ταῖς πῠραῖς
taîs puraîs
Accusative τὴν πῠρᾱ́ν
tḕn purā́n 		τὼ πῠρᾱ́
tṑ purā́ 		τᾱ̀ς πῠρᾱ́ς
tā̀s purā́s
Vocative πῠρᾱ́
purā́ 		πῠρᾱ́
purā́ 		πῠραί
puraí
Notes:
Descendants
  • → Greek: πυρά (pyrá) (learned)
  • Latin: pyra
References

Etymology 2

Derived from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Originally the plural.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πυρά • (purá) n (genitive πυρῶν); second declension

  1. (attested as plural only) watchfires
Inflection
Second declension of τᾰ̀ πῠρᾰ́; τῶν πῠρῶν (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative τᾰ̀ πῠρᾰ́
tà purá
Genitive τῶν πῠρῶν
tôn purôn
Dative τοῖς πῠροῖς
toîs puroîs
Accusative τᾰ̀ πῠρᾰ́
tà purá
Vocative πῠρᾰ́
purá
Notes:
Second declension of πῠρᾰ́; πῠρῶν (Epic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative πῠρᾰ́
purá
Genitive πῠρῶν
purôn
Dative πῠροῖσῐ / πῠροῖσῐν / πῠροῖς
puroîsi(n) / puroîs
Accusative πῠρᾰ́
purá
Vocative πῠρᾰ́
purá
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1260

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈɾa/
  • Hyphenation: πυ‧ρά

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυρά (purá).

Noun

πυρά • (pyrá) f (plural πυρές) (formal)

  1. the stake (when used in English with the definite article - a place of execution)
    θάνατος επί της πυράς ― thánatos epí tis pyrás ― death at the stake
  2. pyre
    η πυρά του βωμού ― i pyrá tou vomoú ― the pyre of the altar
Declension
singular plural
nominative πυρά (pyrá) πυρές (pyrés)
genitive πυράς (pyrás) πυρών (pyrón)
accusative πυρά (pyrá) πυρές (pyrés)
vocative πυρά (pyrá) πυρές (pyrés)

Etymology 2

Plural of πυρ (pyr)

Noun

πυρά • (pyrá) n

  1. (in the plural: military) firing of arms, Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of πυρ (pyr).
    τα πυρά των όπλων ― ta pyrá ton óplon ― the firing of arms

References

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