περιστερά

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pre-Greek.[1] Or from Semitic origin perah Ishtar [?] ("a bird of goddess Ishtar").

Pronunciation

 

Noun

περιστερᾱ́ (peristerā́) f (genitive περιστερᾶς); first declension

  1. pigeon, dove

Inflection

Derived terms

  • περιστερεών (peristereṓn)
  • περιστερῐδεύς (peristerideús)
  • περιστερῐ́δῐον (peristerídion)
  • περιστέρῐον (peristérion)
  • περιστερῐ́ς (peristerís)
  • περιστεροειδής (peristeroeidḗs)
  • περιστερόεις (peristeróeis)
  • περιστεροποιός (peristeropoiós)
  • περιστεροπώλης (peristeropṓlēs)
  • περιστερός (peristerós)
  • περιστεροτροφεῖον (peristerotropheîon)
  • περιστεροτρόφος (peristerotróphos)
  • περιστερώδης (peristerṓdēs)
  • περιστερών (peristerṓn)

Descendants

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “περιστερά”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1177

Further reading


Greek

Alternative forms

Noun

περιστερά (peristerá) f (plural περιστερές)

  1. (learned) pigeon
  2. (religion) the dove (representing the Holy Spirit; the bird released by Noah)

Declension

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