philyra

See also: Philyra

Latin

Alternative forms

• philura

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φιλύρα (philúra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰi.ly.ra/, [ˈpʰɪlʲʏrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.li.ra/, [ˈfiːlirä]

Noun

philyra f (genitive philyrae); first declension

1. linden, lime-tree (Tilia × europaea)
2. bass underneath its bark (used to write upon as a writing-tablet)
3. the skin or rind of the papyrus

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	philyra	philyrae
genitive	philyrae	philyrārum
dative	philyrae	philyrīs
accusative	philyram	philyrās
ablative	philyrā	philyrīs
vocative	philyra	philyrae

References

• “philyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• philyra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.