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pyra

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See also: Pyra, pyrą, and Pyrą

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυρά (purá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pyra f (genitive pyrae); first declension

  1. (funeral) pyre
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.494–495:
      “Tū sēcrēta pyram tēctō interiōre sub aurās / ērige, [...].”
      “Secretly, you must build a pyre within the palace, under the open air, [...].”

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative pyra pyrae
genitive pyrae pyrārum
dative pyrae pyrīs
accusative pyram pyrās
ablative pyrā pyrīs
vocative pyra pyrae

References

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  • 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

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘra
  • Syllabification: py‧ra
  • Homophone: Pyra

Noun

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pyra f (diminutive pyrka or pyreczka or pyruszka)

  1. (regional, Poznań, Łódź or dialectal, Krajna) potato
    Synonyms: kartofel, perka, ziemniak
  2. (humorous) resident of Poznań
    Synonym: poznaniak
  3. (Łódź) potato enthusiast

Declension

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adjective

References

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  • Pyra”, in Słownik gwary miejskiej Poznania, (Can we date this quote?)

Further reading

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  • pyra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pyra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Karol Malczewski (2024) “pyra”, in Słownik Gwary Krajeńskiej [A dictionary of the Krajna dialect]

Portuguese

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Noun

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pyra f (plural pyras)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of pira.

Swedish

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Verb

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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

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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
present participle pyrande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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