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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυρά (purá).
Pronunciation
Noun
pyra f (genitive pyrae); first declension
- (funeral) pyre
29 BCE – 19 BCE,
Virgil,
Aeneid 4.494–495:
- “Tū sēcrēta pyram tēctō interiōre sub aurās / ērige, .”
- “Secretly, you must build a pyre within the palace, under the open air, .”
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- “pyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pyra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- pyra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “pyra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “pyra”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Polish
Etymology
Unknown. May be related to Peru where potatoes come from.
Pronunciation
Noun
pyra f (diminutive pyrka or pyreczka or pyruszka)
- (Poznań, Łódź) potato
- Synonyms: kartofel, perka, ziemniak
- (humorous) resident of Poznań
- Synonym: poznaniak
- (Łódź) potato enthusiast
Declension
References
- “Pyra”, in Słownik gwary miejskiej Poznania, (Can we date this quote?)
Further reading
- pyra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pyra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
pyra f (plural pyras)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of pira.
Swedish
Verb
pyra (present pyr, preterite pyrde, supine pyrt, imperative pyr)
- to smolder (of a fire, or with the same figurative senses as in English)
Missnöjet pyrde inom landet. När som helst kunde en revolution bryta ut.- There was smoldering dissatisfaction within the country. At any moment, a revolution could break out.
Conjugation
Conjugation of pyra (weak)
References