Thera
English
Etymology
Classical spelling, as borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā).
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʰeː.ra/, [ˈt̪ʰeːrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.ra/, [ˈt̪ɛːrä]
Proper noun
Thēra f sg (genitive Thērae); first declension
- Thira, Santorini (an island, a dormant volcano in Greece)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Thēra |
Genitive | Thērae |
Dative | Thērae |
Accusative | Thēram |
Ablative | Thērā |
Vocative | Thēra |
Derived terms
- Thēraeus
References
- “Thera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Thera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Thera”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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