πίπρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably an onomatopoeic word, like synonymous πιπώ (pipṓ, “great spotted woodpecker”) and πιππίζω (pippízō, “to chirp, pipe”), πῖπος (pîpos, “young piping bird”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pí.praː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.pra/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.pra/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.pra/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.pra/

Noun

πῐ́πρᾱ • (pĭ́prā) f (genitive πῐ́πρᾱς); first declension

great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Synonym: πῑπώ (pīpṓ)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ πῐ́πρᾱ; τῆς πῐ́πρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πῐ́πρᾱ hē pĭ́prā	τὼ πῐ́πρᾱ tṑ pĭ́prā	αἱ πῐ́πραι hai pĭ́prai
Genitive	τῆς πῐ́πρᾱς tês pĭ́prās	τοῖν πῐ́πραιν toîn pĭ́prain	τῶν πῐπρῶν tôn pĭprôn
Dative	τῇ πῐ́πρᾳ tēî pĭ́prāi	τοῖν πῐ́πραιν toîn pĭ́prain	ταῖς πῐ́πραις taîs pĭ́prais
Accusative	τὴν πῐ́πρᾱν tḕn pĭ́prān	τὼ πῐ́πρᾱ tṑ pĭ́prā	τᾱ̀ς πῐ́πρᾱς tā̀s pĭ́prās
Vocative	πῐ́πρᾱ pĭ́prā	πῐ́πρᾱ pĭ́prā	πῐ́πραι pĭ́prai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Translingual: Pipra