-τειρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From -τωρ (-tōr) + -ια (-ia).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-τειρᾰ • (-teira) f (genitive -τειρᾱς); first declension

  1. Used to form feminine agent nouns
    αὐτοκράτειρα (autokráteira, a ruler), from κρατέω (kratéō, I rule)

Inflection

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.