Πύρρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Πῠ́ρρος (Púrrhos) +‎ -ᾱ (-ā).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pýr̥.r̥aː/ → /ˈpyr.ra/ → /ˈpi.ra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pýr̥.r̥aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpyr.ra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpyr.ra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpyr.ra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ra/

Proper noun

Πῠ́ρρᾱ • (Púrrhā) f (genitive Πῠ́ρρᾱς); first declension

1. Pyrrha

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Πῠ́ρρᾱ; τῆς Πῠ́ρρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Πῠ́ρρᾱ hē Púrrhā
Genitive	τῆς Πῠ́ρρᾱς tês Púrrhās
Dative	τῇ Πῠ́ρρᾳ têi Púrrhāi
Accusative	τὴν Πῠ́ρρᾱν tḕn Púrrhān
Vocative	Πῠ́ρρᾱ Púrrhā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Πύρρα (Pýrra)
• Latin: Pyrrha

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,023