Balyra

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαλύρα (Balúra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ly.ra/, [ˈbälʲʏrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈba.li.ra/, [ˈbäːlirä]

Proper noun

Balyra f sg (genitive Balyrae); first declension

1. A river of Messenia which flows into the river Pamisus

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Balyra
genitive	Balyrae
dative	Balyrae
accusative	Balyram
ablative	Balyrā
vocative	Balyra

References

• “Balyra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly