-τειρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From -τωρ (-tōr) +‎ -ια (-ia).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /teː.ra/ → /ti.ra/ → /ti.ra/

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

Suffix

-τειρᾰ • (-teira) f (genitive -τειρᾱς); first declension

1. Used to form feminine agent nouns

   αὐτοκράτειρα (autokráteira, “a ruler”), from κρατέω (kratéō, “I rule”)

Inflection

First declension of -τειρᾰ; -τειρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-τειρᾰ -teira	-τειρᾱ -teirā	-τειραι -teirai
Genitive	-τειρᾱς -teirās	-τειραιν -teirain	-τειρῶν -teirôn
Dative	-τειρᾳ -teirāi	-τειραιν -teirain	-τειραις -teirais
Accusative	-τειρᾰν -teiran	-τειρᾱ -teirā	-τειρᾱς -teirās
Vocative	-τειρᾰ -teira	-τειρᾱ -teirā	-τειραι -teirai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.