Larissa

English

Alternative forms

• Larisa ( the city; the female name)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λάρισσα.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ləˈɹɪsə/

Proper noun

Larissa

1. A city in north-central Greece, the capital of Thessaly.
2. (Greek mythology) A nymph with a local cult near the city of Larissa.
3. A female given name (after the mythological character and a 4th century Greek Orthodox martyr).
4. A moon of Neptune.

Related terms

• female given name: Lara

Translations

the city in Greece

• French: Lárissa (fr)
• Greek: Λάρισα (el) (Lárisa) f, Λάρισα (el) (Lárisa) f

  Ancient: Λάρισσα (Lārissa) f

• Japanese: ラリサ (ja) (Rarisa)
• Latin: Larissa (la)
• Russian: Лариса (ru) (Lárisa, Larísa) f

female given name

• German: Larissa (de)

• Russian: Лариса (ru) (Larísa) f

See also

• Wikipedia article on Larissa, the city
• Wikipedia on Larissa, the mythological character

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Finnish

Proper noun

Larissa

1. Inessive singular form of Lari.

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German

Proper noun

Larissa

1. A female given name borrowed from Russian in the 20th century.

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Lārīsa

Proper noun

Lārissa (genitive Lārissae); f, first declension

1. Larissa

Inflection

nominative	Lārissa
genitive	Lārissae
dative	Lārissae
accusative	Lārissam
ablative	Lārissā
vocative	Lārissa
locative	Lārissae