θύρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• θύρη (Ionic)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-. Cognates include Sanskrit द्वार् (dvār), Latin foris, Old Armenian դուռն (duṙn) and Old English duru and dor (English door).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /tʰýra͜a/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /tʰýraː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /θýra/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /θýra/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /θíɾa/

Noun

θύρα (genitive θύρας) f, first declension; (thura)

1. door
2. entrance

Inflection

First declension of θύρᾱ, θύρᾱς

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	θύρᾱ	θύρᾱ	θύραι
Genitive	θύρᾱς	θύραιν	θυρῶν
Dative	θύρᾳ	θύραιν	θύραις
Accusative	θύρᾱν	θύρᾱ	θύρᾱς
Vocative	θύρᾱ	θύρᾱ	θύραι

Descendants

• Modern Greek: θύρα (thýra)
• English: thyristor

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G2374

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θύρα (thura), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-.

Noun

θύρα (thýra) f,   plural θύρες

1. door
2. a gate in a stadium
3. a PC port

   θύρα USB (USB port)

Declension

declension of θύρα

	singular (ενικός)	plural (πληθυντικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	θύρα	θύρες
genitive (γενική)	θύρας	θυρών
accusative (αιτιατική)	θύρα	θύρες
vocative (κλητική)	θύρα	θύρες

Derived terms

• κεκλεισμένων των θυρών (kekleisménon ton thyrón, “behind closed doors”)

See also

• πόρτα (pórta)