pyra

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pyra pyrae
Genitive pyrae pyrārum
Dative pyrae pyrīs
Accusative pyram pyrās
Ablative pyrā pyrīs
Vocative pyra pyrae

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɨ.ra/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨra
  • Syllabification: py‧ra
  • Homophone: Pyra

Noun

pyra f (diminutive pyrka or pyreczka or pyruszka)

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

Declension
Declension of pyra
singular plural
nominative pyra pyry
genitive pyry pyr
dative pyrze pyrom
accusative pyrę pyry
instrumental pyrą pyrami
locative pyrze pyrach
vocative pyro pyry
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

Portuguese

Noun

pyra f (plural pyras)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) 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
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 — —
Participles
Present participle pyrande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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