Peirus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Pierus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πεῖρος (Peîros).

View of the river

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.i.rus/, [ˈpeɪrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.i.rus/, [ˈpɛːirus]

Proper noun

Peirus m sg (genitive Peirī); second declension

1. A river of Achaia, falling into the sea near Olenus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Peirus
Genitive	Peirī
Dative	Peirō
Accusative	Peirum
Ablative	Peirō
Vocative	Peire

References

• “Peirus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly