LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

olȳra

olȳra f (genitive olȳrae)

Meaning

  1. A type of grain similar to spelt, possibly another type of hulled wheat

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeolȳraolȳrae
genitiveolȳraeolȳrārum
dativeolȳraeolȳrīs
accusativeolȳramolȳrās
ablativeolȳrāolȳrīs
vocativeolȳraolȳrae

ŏlȳra, ae, f., = ὄλυρα,
I. a kind of grain, called also arinca, which greatly resembles spelt, Plin. 18, 10, 20. § 92; 22, 25, 57, § 121.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄλυρα (ólura).

Quick answers

What does olȳra mean in Latin?
olȳra, a noun, means “A type of grain similar to spelt, possibly another type of hulled wheat”.
What is the genitive of olȳra?
The genitive singular is olȳrae. olȳra is feminine, first declension.