AI tools

pyra

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

See also: Pyra, pyrą, and Pyrą

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυρά (purá).

Pronunciation

Noun

pyra f (genitive pyrae); first declension

  1. (funeral) pyre
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.494–495:
      “Tū sēcrēta pyram tēctō interiōre sub aurās / ērige, [...].”
      “Secretly, you must build a pyre within the palace, under the open air, [...].”

Declension

First-declension noun.

More information singular, plural ...
singular plural
nominative pyra pyrae
genitive pyrae pyrārum
dative pyrae pyrīs
accusative pyram pyrās
ablative pyrā pyrīs
vocative pyra pyrae
Close

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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 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

Etymology

Unknown. May be related to Peru where potatoes come from.

Pronunciation

 
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘra
  • Syllabification: py‧ra
  • Homophone: Pyra

Noun

pyra f (diminutive pyrka or pyreczka or pyruszka)

  1. (regional, Poznań, Łódź or dialectal, Krajna) potato
    Synonyms: kartofel, perka, ziemniak
  2. (humorous) resident of Poznań
    Synonym: poznaniak
  3. (Łódź) potato enthusiast

Declension

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

References

  • “Pyra”, in Słownik gwary miejskiej Poznania, (Can we date this quote?)

Further reading

  • pyra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pyra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Karol Malczewski (2024) “pyra”, in Słownik Gwary Krajeńskiej [A dictionary of the Krajna dialect]

Portuguese

Noun

pyra f (plural pyras)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of pira.

Swedish

Verb

pyra (present pyr, preterite pyrde, supine pyrt, imperative pyr)

  1. to smolder (of a fire, or with the same figurative senses as in English)
    Missnöjet pyrde inom landet. När som helst kunde en revolution bryta ut.
    There was smoldering dissatisfaction within the country. At any moment, a revolution could break out.

Conjugation

More information active, passive ...
Conjugation of pyra (weak)
active passive
infinitive pyra —
supine pyrt —
imperative pyr —
imper. plural1 pyren —
present past present past
indicative pyr pyrde — —
ind. plural1 pyra pyrde — —
subjunctive2 pyre pyrde — —
present participle pyrande
past participle —
Close

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.