Τύρος

See also: τυρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr) or 𐤑𐤅𐤓 (ṣwr), cognate with Biblical Hebrew צוֹר (ṣôr) and Aramaic טור.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Τῠ́ρος • (Tŭ́rosf (genitive Τῠ́ρου); second declension

  1. Tyre, a Phoenician city.

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Tyre
  • Greek: Τύρος (Týros)
  • Latin: Tyrus

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τῠ́ρος (Tŭ́ros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiɾos/
  • Hyphenation: Τυ‧ρος

Proper noun

Τύρος • (Týrosf

  1. Tyre (a city in Lebanon)

Declension

Declension of Τυρος
singular
nominative Τυρος (Tyros)
genitive Τυρου (Tyrou)
accusative Τυρο (Tyro)
vocative Τυρε (Tyre)
Τυρο (Tyro)

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