περιστερά

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

Noun

περιστερᾱ́ (peristerā́f (genitive περιστερᾶς); first declension

  1. pigeon, dove

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “περιστερά”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1177

Further reading


Greek

Alternative forms

Noun

περιστερά (peristeráf (plural περιστερές)

  1. (learned) pigeon
  2. (religion) the dove (representing the Holy Spirit; the bird released by Noah)

Declension

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