θήρ

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Inflection 1.5 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• φήρ (Aeolic)

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-. Cognates include Latin ferus and Old Church Slavonic звѣрь (zvěrĭ).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [tʰɛː́r]

• (Koine): IPA: [tʰeːr]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [θir]

[edit] Noun

θήρ (genitive θηρός) m, later also f, third declension; (thēr)

1. a wild beast, beast of of prey, especially a lion
2. any animal
3. a fantastic animal, such as the Sphinx

[edit] Inflection

[edit] References

• LSJ
• BDAG