pyra

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυρά (purá). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpy.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.ra] === Noun === pyra f (genitive pyrae); first declension (funeral) pyre ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === 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, 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 == === Alternative forms === pera === Etymology === Unknown. May be related to Peru where potatoes come from, or to Latin pirum, compare Finnish peruna. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɘra Syllabification: py‧ra Homophone: Pyra === Noun === pyra f (diminutive pyrka or pyreczka or pyruszka) (regional, Poznań, Łódź or dialectal, Krajna) potato Synonyms: kartofel, perka, ziemniak (humorous) resident of Poznań Synonym: poznaniak (Łódź) potato enthusiast ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “Pyra”, in Słownik gwary miejskiej Poznania, (Can we date this quote?) === Further reading === “pyra”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “pyra”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) Karol Malczewski (2024), “pyra”, in Słownik Gwary Krajeńskiej [A dictionary of the Krajna dialect] == Portuguese == === Noun === pyra f (plural pyras) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of pira == Swedish == === Verb === pyra (present pyr, preterite pyrde, supine pyrt, imperative pyr) to smolder (of a fire, or with the same figurative senses as in English) ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “pyra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “pyra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “pyra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)