πήρα

See also: πῆρα, πείρα, and πυρά

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pre-Greek; possible connection with Latin pero (“soldier's shoes”).

Noun

πήρα • (pḗra)

(rare) bag, haversack, pouch, wallet

Further reading

πήρα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

References

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill

Greek

Verb

πήρα • (píra)

1st person singular simple past form of παίρνω (paírno).
In polytonic script: πῆρα

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