Σύρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Σύρος (Súros) +‎ -α (-a).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sý.raː/ → /ˈsy.ra/ → /ˈsi.ra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sý.raː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ra/

Proper noun

Σύρᾱ • (Súrā) f (genitive Σύρᾱς); first declension

1. A common female slave name

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Σῠ́ρᾱ; τῆς Σῠ́ρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Σῠ́ρᾱ hē Súrā
Genitive	τῆς Σῠ́ρᾱς tês Súrās
Dative	τῇ Σῠ́ρᾳ têi Súrāi
Accusative	τὴν Σῠ́ρᾱν tḕn Súrān
Vocative	Σῠ́ρᾱ Súrā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Syra