Peirus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Pierus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πεῖρος (Peîros).

View of the river

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.i.rus/, [ˈpeɪrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.i.rus/, [ˈpɛːirus]

Proper noun

Peirus m sg (genitive Peirī); second declension

1. A river of Achaia, falling into the sea near Olenus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Peirus
genitive	Peirī
dative	Peirō
accusative	Peirum
ablative	Peirō
vocative	Peire

References

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