LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

philyra

philyra f (genitive philyrae)
Classical[ˈpʰɪ.ly.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈfiː.li.ra]

Meaning

  1. femininelinden, lime-tree (Tilia × europaea)
  2. femininebass underneath its bark (used to write upon as a writing-tablet)
  3. femininethe skin or rind of the papyrus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephilyraphilyrae
genitivephilyraephilyrārum
dativephilyraephilyrīs
accusativephilyramphilyrās
ablativephilyrāphilyrīs
vocativephilyraphilyrae

phĭlўra and phĭlŭra, ae, f., = φιλύρα,
I. the linden-tree (pure Lat. tilia): rari (libri) in philyrae cortice subnotati, Mart. Cap. 2, § 136.—
II. Transf.
A. The inner bark of the linden-tree, of which bands for chaplets were made: displicent nexae philyris coronae, Hor. C. 1, 38, 2; Ov. F. 5, 337; Plin. 16, 14, 25, § 65; 19, 2, 9, § 31.—
B. A sheet of the inner bark of the linden-tree prepared for writing upon, a writing-tablet, Dig. 32, 1, 52 prooem.—
C. The skin or rind of the papyrus, Plin. 13, 11, 23, § 74.
Phĭlўra, ae, f., = Φιλύρα,
I. a nymph, daughter of Oceanus, who bore to Saturn the Centaur Chiron, and was changed into a linden-tree, Verg. G. 3, 92; Val. Fl. 5, 153; Hyg. Fab. 138.—Hence,
A. Phĭlўrēĭus and Phĭlўrēus, a, um, adj., Philyrean: Philyreius heros, i. e. Chiron, Ov. M. 2, 676: Philyreia (al. Philyrea) tecta, i. e. of Chiron, id. ib. 7, 352.—
B. Phĭlўrĭdes (Phill-), ae, m., Chiron, the son of Philyra, Ov. A. A. 1, 11; Prop. 2, 1, 60; Verg. G. 3, 550; Mart. 2, 14, 6 (poët. met. grat. Phīllўr-).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλύρα (philúra).

Quick answers

What does philyra mean in Latin?
philyra, a noun, means “linden, lime-tree (Tilia × europaea); bass underneath its bark (used to write upon as a writing-tablet); the skin or rind of the papyrus”.
What is the genitive of philyra?
The genitive singular is philyrae. philyra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce philyra?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʰɪ.ly.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfiː.li.ra].