Ἐφύρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἐφύρη (Ephúrē) — Ionic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pʰý.raː/ → /eˈɸy.ra/ → /eˈfi.ra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pʰý.raː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpʰy.ra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈɸy.ra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈfy.ra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈfi.ra/

Proper noun

Ἐφύρᾱ • (Ephúrā) f (genitive Ἐφύρᾱς); first declension

1. Ephyra, the name of various cities of Ancient Greece

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἐφύρᾱ; τῆς Ἐφύρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἐφύρᾱ hē Ephúrā
Genitive	τῆς Ἐφύρᾱς tês Ephúrās
Dative	τῇ Ἐφύρᾳ têi Ephúrāi
Accusative	τὴν Ἐφύρᾱν tḕn Ephúrān
Vocative	Ἐφύρᾱ Ephúrā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἐφύρειος (Ephúreios)
• Ἐφύρηθεν (Ephúrēthen)
• Ἔφυροι (Éphuroi)

 

Descendants

• Latin: Ephyra

Further reading

• Ἐφύρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette