πήρα

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See also: πῆρα, πείρα, and πυρά

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unclear, though probably from Pre-Greek; possible connection with Latin pero (“soldier's shoes”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πήρᾱ • (pḗrā) f (genitive πήρᾱς); first declension

  1. (rare) bag, haversack, pouch, wallet

Declension

First declension of ἡ πήρᾱ; τῆς πήρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πήρᾱ
hē pḗrā 		τὼ πήρᾱ
tṑ pḗrā 		αἱ πῆραι
hai pêrai
Genitive τῆς πήρᾱς
tês pḗrās 		τοῖν πήραιν
toîn pḗrain 		τῶν πηρῶν
tôn pērôn
Dative τῇ πήρᾳ
têi pḗrāi 		τοῖν πήραιν
toîn pḗrain 		ταῖς πήραις
taîs pḗrais
Accusative τὴν πήρᾱν
tḕn pḗrān 		τὼ πήρᾱ
tṑ pḗrā 		τᾱ̀ς πήρᾱς
tā̀s pḗrās
Vocative πήρᾱ
pḗrā 		πήρᾱ
pḗrā 		πῆραι
pêrai
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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πήρα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1187

Further reading

Greek

Verb

πήρα • (píra)

  1. first-person singular simple past of παίρνω (paírno)
    In polytonic script: πῆρα
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