philyra

See also: Philyra

Latin

Alternative forms

philura

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φιλύρα (philúra).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰi.ly.ra/, [ˈpʰɪlʲʏrä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.li.ra/, [ˈfiːlirä]

Noun

philyra f (genitive philyrae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	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.

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