Λάρισα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Λᾱ́ρισσᾰ (Lā́rissa)

Etymology

There were many Greek cities with this name, the most well-known being the one situated in Thessaly or Pelasgiotis. This lead some to suppose the name was of Pelasgic origin. However, the frequency of the name throughout the Greek world rather argues for a Greek origin. It might be found in the adjective λαρός (larós, “sweet, delicious, pleasing”). The city might have been named for the pleasantness or fertility of its surroundings. Compare the closeby Πιερία (Piería), possibly derivated from *peyH- (“fat”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lǎː.riː.sa/ → /ˈla.ri.sa/ → /ˈla.ri.sa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lǎː.riː.sa/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ri.sa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ri.sa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ri.sa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ri.sa/

Proper noun

Λᾱ́ρῑσᾰ • (Lā́rīsa) f (genitive Λᾱρῑ́σης); first declension

1. Larissa, Thessaly, Greece

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Λᾱ́ρῑσᾰ; τῆς Λᾱρῑ́σης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Λᾱ́ρῑσᾰ hē Lā́rīsa
Genitive	τῆς Λᾱρῑ́σης tês Lārī́sēs
Dative	τῇ Λᾱρῑ́σῃ têi Lārī́sēi
Accusative	τὴν Λᾱ́ρῑσᾰν tḕn Lā́rīsan
Vocative	Λᾱ́ρῑσᾰ Lā́rīsa
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Λᾱρῑσαῖος (Lārīsaîos)

Descendants

• Greek: Λάρισα (Lárisa)
• Latin: Lārissa

References

• “Λάρισα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Λάρισα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Λάρισα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λάρισα (Lárisa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlarisa/

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• Hyphenation: Λά‧ρι‧σα

Proper noun

Λάρισα • (Lárisa) f

1. Larissa (a city in Greece)

Declension

  Λάρισα

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Λάρισα •
genitive	Λάρισας •
accusative	Λάρισα •
vocative	Λάρισα •
Less common genitive: Λαρίσης

Derived terms

• Λαρισαίος m (Larisaíos, “male from Larissa”)
• Λαρισινός m (Larisinós, “male from Larissa”)
• Λαρισαία f (Larisaía, “female from Larissa”)
• Λαρισινή f (Larisiní, “female from Larissa”)
• λαρισαϊκός (larisaïkós) (adjective)
• λαρισινός (larisinós) (adjective)

Further reading

• Λάρισα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el