Larisa

English

Proper noun

Larisa

1. Alternative spelling of Larissa (the city in Greece)
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek, a less common spelling of Larissa.

Anagrams

• arisal, laaris, risala

Latin

Alternative forms

• Lārissa

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ρισσα (Lā́rissa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /laːˈriː.sa/, [ɫ̪äːˈriːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /laˈri.sa/, [läˈriːs̬ä]

Proper noun

Lārīsa f sg (genitive Lārīsae); first declension

1. Larissa

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lārīsa
Genitive	Lārīsae
Dative	Lārīsae
Accusative	Lārīsam
Ablative	Lārīsā
Vocative	Lārīsa
Locative	Lārīsae

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Russian Лари́са (Larísa).

Proper noun

Larisa f

1. a female given name
2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Лари́са (Larísa).

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Larisa was the only given name of 7946 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Larisa f

1. a female given name