LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Tentyra

Tentyra n pl (genitive Tentyrōrum)
Classical[ˈtɛn.ty.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛn.ti.ra]

Meaning

  1. neuterplurala city of Upper Egypt, now Dendera

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Tentyra
genitive—Tentyrōrum
dative—Tentyrīs
accusative—Tentyra
ablative—Tentyrīs
vocative—Tentyra
locative—Tentyrīs

Tentўra, ōrum, n., = Τέντυρα, τά,
I. a city in Upper Egypt, the modern village of Denderah, Juv. 15, 35 and 76.—Called also Tentўris, Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 60.— Hence,
A. Tentўrītes, ae, adj., of or belonging to Tentyra, Tentyrite: nomos, Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 49.—Plur. subst.: Tentўrītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Tentyra, Tentyrites, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92 (better, Tentyri insula); Sen. Q. N. 4, 2, 15.—
B. Tentўrītĭcus, a, um, adj., of Tentyra, Tentyric: linum, Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 14.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τέντυρα (Téntura), itself from Egyptian tA:n-tA:r:r-t:niwt (tꜣ-n-tꜣ-rrt).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTentyraTentyra or TENTYRIS (τὰ Τέντυρα, Strab. xvii. p.814; Ptol. 4.5. § § 6, 8; Steph. B. sub voce: Eth. Τεντυρίτης,), the Coptic Tentoré and the modern Den…

Quick answers

What does Tentyra mean in Latin?
Tentyra, a proper noun, means “a city of Upper Egypt, now Dendera”.
What is the genitive of Tentyra?
The genitive singular is Tentyrōrum. Tentyra is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Tentyra?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɛn.ty.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛn.ti.ra].