pyra

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpy.ra/, [ˈpʏrä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ra/, [ˈpiːrä]

Noun

pyra f (genitive pyrae); first declension

1. (funeral) pyre

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pyra	pyrae
Genitive	pyrae	pyrārum
Dative	pyrae	pyrīs
Accusative	pyram	pyrās
Ablative	pyrā	pyrīs
Vocative	pyra	pyrae

References

• “pyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pyra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• pyra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• “pyra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “pyra”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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Polish

Alternative forms

• pera

Etymology

Unknown. May be related to Peru where potatoes come from.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɨ.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ɨra
• Syllabification: py‧ra

Noun

pyra f (diminutive pyrka or pyreczka or pyruszka)

1. (Poznań, Łódź) potato

   Synonyms: kartofel, perka, ziemniak

2. (derogatory) a resident of Poznań

   Synonym: poznaniak

3. (Łódź) a potato enthusiast

Declension

Declension of pyra

	singular	plural
nominative	pyra	pyry
genitive	pyry	pyr
dative	pyrze	pyrom
accusative	pyrę	pyry
instrumental	pyrą	pyrami
locative	pyrze	pyrach
vocative	pyro	pyry

Related terms

adjective

• pyrczanny

 

nouns

• pyrczanka
• pyrkarz
• pyrkorz

 

References

• “Pyra”, in Słownik gwary miejskiej Poznania‎^[1], (please provide a date or year)

Further reading

• pyra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pyra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Noun

pyra f (plural pyras)

1. Obsolete spelling of pira (used in Portugal until September 1911 and in Brazil until the 1940s).

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Swedish

Verb

pyra (present pyr, preterite pyrde, supine pyrt, imperative pyr)

1. to smolder (of a fire, or with the same figurative senses as in English)

   Missnöjet pyrde inom landet. När som helst kunde en revolution bryta ut.

   There was smoldering dissatisfaction within the country. At any moment, a revolution could break out.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pyra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	pyra		—
Supine	pyrt		—
Imperative	pyr		—
Imper. plural1	pyren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pyr	pyrde	—	—
Ind. plural1	pyra	pyrde	—	—
Subjunctive2	pyre	pyrde	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	pyrande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• pyra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pyra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pyra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)