σισύρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to σίσυρνα (sísurna) and σίσυς (sísus). According to Furnée, from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῐσύρᾱ • (sĭsúrāf (genitive σῐσύρᾱς); first declension

  1. cloak made of goat's hair
  2. coverlet for the night

Inflection

Derived terms

  • σισυροποιός (sisuropoiós)

Descendants

  • Latin: sisura
  • Translingual: Sisyra

Further reading