proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Tyrās
Tyrās m sg (genitive Tyrae)
Classical[ˈty.raːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiː.ras]
Meaning
- a river in Sarmatia, the Dniester
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tyrās | — |
| genitive | Tyrae | — |
| dative | Tyrae | — |
| accusative | Tyrān | — |
| ablative | Tyrā | — |
| vocative | Tyrā | — |
Tўras, ae, m., = Τύρας,
I. a river in Sarmatia, now the Dniester, Mel. 2, 1, 7; Ov. P. 4, 10, 50.—Called also Tўra, Plin. 4, 12, 26. § 82.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τύρας (Túras), from Scythian tūra (“quick, rapid, strong”), from an Indo-Iranian root shared with Sanskrit तुर (tura, “quick, strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teur (“strong”). Compare the Gallic settlement Autricum. Also spelled as Τύρις (Túris) and survived in Turkish as Turla.
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyTyrasTyras (ό Τύρας, Strab. ii. p.107), one of the principal rivers of European Sarmatia. According to Herodotus (4.51) it rose in a large lake, whilst Pto…GeographyTyrasTyras (Τύρας, Ptol. 3.10.16), a town of European Sarmatia, situated at the mouth of the river just described. (Hdt. 4.51; Mela, 2.1.) It was originall…