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πεῖρα

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See also: πείρα and πείρᾳ

Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Hellenic *peřřa, from Proto-Indo-European *pér-ih₂ ~ *pr̥-yéh₂s, from *per- (to try, risk) +‎ *-ih₂.[1] Cognate with Old Armenian փորձ (pʻorj, attempt, try), Latin perīculum (trial, risk), Proto-Germanic *fērō (danger).

Noun

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πεῖρᾰ (peîraf (genitive πείρᾱς); first declension

  1. trial, experiment, attempt
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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πεῖρα (peîra)

  1. (Epic) first-person singular aorist present active unaugmented of πείρω (peírō)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πεῖρα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1162-3

Further reading

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