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Λάρισα

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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There were many Greek cities with this name, the most well-known being the one situated in Thessaly or Pelasgiotis. This lead some to suppose the name was of Pelasgic origin. However, the frequency of the name throughout the Greek world rather argues for a Greek origin. It might be found in the adjective λαρός (larós, sweet, delicious, pleasing). The city might have been named for the pleasantness or fertility of its surroundings. Compare the closeby Πιερία (Piería), possibly derivated from *peyH- (fat).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Λᾱ́ρῑσᾰ (Lā́rīsaf (genitive Λᾱρῑ́σης); first declension

  1. Larissa, Thessaly, Greece

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Λάρισα (Lárisa)
  • Latin: Lārissa

References

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  • Λάρισα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Λάρισα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Λάρισα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Λάρισα (Lárisa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlarisa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Λά‧ρι‧σα

Proper noun

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Λάρισα (Lárisaf

  1. Larissa (a city in Greece)

Declension

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Declension of Λάρισα
singular
nominative Λάρισα (Lárisa)
genitive Λάρισας (Lárisas)
accusative Λάρισα (Lárisa)
vocative Λάρισα (Lárisa)

Less common genitive: Λαρίσης

Derived terms

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Further reading

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