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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 ...

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, 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
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Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
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  • 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

Declension of pyra
More information singular, plural ...
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]
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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 ...

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

References

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