θήρα

See also: Θήρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer- via Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰḗr. Compare Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “wild animal, beast”) and Tocharian B śerwe (“hunter”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θήρᾱ • (thḗrā) f (genitive θήρᾱς); first declension

  1. (uncountable) hunting
  2. (countable) hunt, chase

Declension

First declension of ἡ θήρᾱ; τῆς θήρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ θήρᾱ
hē thḗrā 		τὼ θήρᾱ
tṑ thḗrā 		αἱ θῆραι
hai thêrai
Genitive τῆς θήρᾱς
tês thḗrās 		τοῖν θήραιν
toîn thḗrain 		τῶν θηρῶν
tôn thērôn
Dative τῇ θήρᾳ
tēî thḗrāi 		τοῖν θήραιν
toîn thḗrain 		ταῖς θήραις
taîs thḗrais
Accusative τὴν θήρᾱν
tḕn thḗrān 		τὼ θήρᾱ
tṑ thḗrā 		τᾱ̀ς θήρᾱς
tā̀s thḗrās
Vocative θήρᾱ
thḗrā 		θήρᾱ
thḗrā 		θῆραι
thêrai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek θήρα (thḗra).

Noun

θήρα • (thíra) f (uncountable)

  1. hunting, the hunt
    Synonym: άγρα (ágra)
  2. prey, the hunted
    Synonyms: άγρα (ágra), κυνήγι (kynígi)

Declension

Declension of θήρα
singular
nominative θήρα (thíra)
genitive θήρας (thíras)
accusative θήρα (thíra)
vocative θήρα (thíra)
  • see: θηρίο n (thirío, “wild animal, beast”)

Further reading

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