Larissa

English

Alternative forms

• Larisa (the city; the female name)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈɹɪsə/

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Proper noun

Larissa

1. A city in north-central Greece, the capital of Thessaly.
2. A city in western Asia Minor, close to ancient Greek city of Smyrna and to contemporary Turkish city of Menemen
3. (Greek mythology) A nymph with a local cult near the city of Larissa.
4. A female given name from Ancient Greek (after the mythological character and a 4th century Greek Orthodox martyr).
5. (astronomy) A moon of Neptune.

Related terms

• female given name: Lara

Translations

the city in Greece

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

  Ancient: Λᾱ́ρισσα f (Lā́rissa)

• Japanese: ラリサ (Rarisa)

• Latin: Larissa
• Macedonian: Лариса f (Larisa)
• Russian: Ла́риса (ru) f (Lárisa), Лари́са (ru) f (Larísa)
• Spanish: Larisa (es) f

female given name

• Belarusian: Лары́са f (Larýsa)
• German: Larissa (de)

• Macedonian: Лариса f (Larisa)
• Russian: Лари́са (ru) f (Larísa)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• arisals, risalas

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Finnish

Proper noun

Larissa

1. Inessive singular form of Lari.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Larissa in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ʁi.sa/

Proper noun

Larissa

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Larissa

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Лари́са (Larísa) in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laˈʁɪsa]

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Larissa

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Larissa

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa).

Proper noun

Larissa f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Larissa
2. Larissa (a city, the regional capital of Thessaly, Greece)

Anagrams

• rilassa

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Lārīsa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /laːˈris.sa/, [ɫ̪äːˈrɪs̠ːä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /laˈris.sa/, [läˈrisːä]

Proper noun

Lārissa f sg (genitive Lārissae); first declension

1. Larissa

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lārissa
Genitive	Lārissae
Dative	Lārissae
Accusative	Lārissam
Ablative	Lārissā
Vocative	Lārissa
Locative	Lārissae

References

• “Larissa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Larissa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Larissa f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Larissa
2. Larissa (a city, the regional capital of Thessaly, Greece)