pyra

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

pyra f (genitive pyrae); first declension

  1. (funeral) pyre

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pyra pyrae
Genitive pyrae pyrārum
Dative pyrae pyrīs
Accusative pyram pyrās
Ablative pyrā pyrīs
Vocative pyra pyrae

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, 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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɨ.ra/

Noun

pyra f (diminutive pyrka or pyreczka or pyruszka)

  1. (regional, Poznań or Łódź) potato
    Synonyms: kartofel, perka, ziemniak
  2. (derogatory) A resident of Poznań.
    Synonym: poznaniak
  3. (Łódź region) A potato enthusiast.

Declension
declension of pyra
singular plural
nominative pyra pyry
genitive pyry pyr
dative pyrze pyrom
accusative pyrę pyry
instrumental pyrą pyrami
locative pyrze pyrach
vocative pyro pyry
  • (nouns) pyrkarz, pyrkorz, pyrczanka
  • (adjective) pyrczanny

Further reading
  • “Pyra”, in Słownik gwary miejskiej Poznania‎, (Please provide a date or year)

Portuguese

Noun

pyra f (plural pyras)

  1. Obsolete spelling of pira (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
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