Larissa
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Larisa ( the city; the female name)
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Larissa
- A city in north-central Greece, the capital of Thessaly.
- A city in western Asia Minor, close to ancient Greek city of Smyrna and to contemporary Turkish city of Menemen
- (Greek mythology) A nymph with a local cult near the city of Larissa.
- A female given name (after the mythological character and a 4th century Greek Orthodox martyr).
- (astronomy) A moon of Neptune.
Related terms[edit]
- female given name: Lara
Translations[edit]
the city in Greece
female given name
See also[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Larissa
- Inessive singular form of Lari.
German[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Larissa
- A female given name borrowed from Russian in the 20th century.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa).
Proper noun[edit]
Larissa f
- A female given name, equivalent to English Larissa
- Larissa (a city, the regional capital of Thessaly, Greece)
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa).
Proper noun[edit]
Lārissa f (genitive Lārissae); first declension
Inflection[edit]
First declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lārissa |
| genitive | Lārissae |
| dative | Lārissae |
| accusative | Lārissam |
| ablative | Lārissā |
| vocative | Lārissa |
| locative | Lārissae |
References[edit]
- Larissa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Larissa” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Larissa f
- A female given name, equivalent to English Larissa
- Larissa (a city, the regional capital of Thessaly, Greece)
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