Πύρρα
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Πῠ́ρρος (Púrrhos) + -ᾱ (-ā).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pýr̥.r̥aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpyr.ra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈpyr.ra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈpyr.ra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ra/
Proper noun
Πῠ́ρρᾱ • (Púrrhā) f (genitive Πῠ́ρρᾱς); first declension
Inflection
Descendants
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,023