Peirus

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Pierus

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πεῖρος (Peîros).

View of the river

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.i.rus/, [ˈpeɪrʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.i.rus/, [ˈpɛːirus]

Proper noun edit

Peirus m sg (genitive Peirī); second declension

A river of Achaia, falling into the sea near Olenus

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Peirus
Genitive	Peirī
Dative	Peirō
Accusative	Peirum
Ablative	Peirō
Vocative	Peire

References edit

“Peirus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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