-τειρα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From -τωρ (-tōr) + -ῐᾰ (-ĭă).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /teː.ra/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ti.ra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ti.ra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ti.ra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ti.ra/
Suffix
-τειρᾰ • (-teiră) f (genitive -τειρᾱς, masculine -τήρ); first declension
- used to form feminine agent nouns
- αὐτοκράτειρα (autokráteira, “a ruler”), from κρατέω (kratéō, “to rule”)
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -τειρᾰ -teiră |
-τειρᾱ -teirā |
-τειραι -teirai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -τειρᾱς -teirās |
-τειραιν -teirain |
-τειρῶν -teirôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | -τειρᾳ -teirāi |
-τειραιν -teirain |
-τειραις -teirais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -τειρᾰν -teirăn |
-τειρᾱ -teirā |
-τειρᾱς -teirās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -τειρᾰ -teiră |
-τειρᾱ -teirā |
-τειραι -teirai | ||||||||||
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