pyralis

== English == === Noun === pyralis (plural pyralises or pyralides) A species of firefly, Photinus pyralis A moth of the genus Pyralis. === Anagrams === raspily == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek πυραλίς (puralís). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpy.ra.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.ra.lis] ==== Noun ==== pyralis f (genitive pyralidis); third declension a winged insect that was supposed to live in fire ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun. === Etymology 2 === From pyra + -ālis. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pyˈraː.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [piˈraː.lis] ==== Adjective ==== pyrālis (neuter pyrāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (relational) funeral pyre ===== Declension ===== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ===== Related terms ===== pyra === References === “pyralis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “pyralis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.