Pyrrha

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πύρρα (Púrrha).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpyr.ra/, [ˈpʏr.ra]

Proper noun

Pyrrha f sg (genitive Pyrrhae); first declension

  1. a town on the island of Lesbos
  2. (geography) a promontory of Thessaly

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Pyrrha
Genitive Pyrrhae
Dative Pyrrhae
Accusative Pyrrham
Ablative Pyrrhā
Vocative Pyrrha
Locative Pyrrhae

Derived terms
  • Pyrrhaeus
  • Pyrrhias

References
  • Pyrrha in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Pyrrha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Pyrrha in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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