LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Cirrha

Cirrha f sg (genitive Cirrhae)
Classical[ˈkɪr.rʰa]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃir.ra]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city of Phocis situated near Delphi

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCirrha—
genitiveCirrhae—
dativeCirrhae—
accusativeCirrham—
ablativeCirrhā—
vocativeCirrha—
locativeCirrhae—

Cirrha (Cirra), ae, f., = Κίρρα,
I. a very ancient town in Phocis, near Delphi, devoted to Apollo, Liv. 42, 15, 5; Stat. Th. 3, 474; Luc. 3, 172; Mart, 1, 77; cf. Mel. 2, 3, 10; Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 7.—Hence,
II. Cirrhaeus (Cirraeus), a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Cirrha, or (in post-Aug. poets freq.) to Apollo: campi, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 7: templa, Sen. Herc. Oet. 92: Cirrhaea vates, i. e. of Delphi, Delphic, of the Pythia, Sen. Oedip. 269; cf. virgo, Stat. Th. 3, 106: Cirrhaeus vates, of Apollo, Juv. 13, 79: antra, i.e. the Delphic oracle, Luc. 5, 95; Sil. 3, 9: hiatus, Stat. Th. 8, 331: secreta, Luc. 1, 64.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κίρρα (Kírrha).

Quick answers

What does Cirrha mean in Latin?
Cirrha, a proper noun, means “a city of Phocis situated near Delphi”.
What is the genitive of Cirrha?
The genitive singular is Cirrhae. Cirrha is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Cirrha?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɪr.rʰa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃir.ra].