LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vira

vira f (genitive virae)
Classical[ˈwɪ.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.ra]

Meaning

  1. femininea woman
    Quae vērō nunc fēmina, antīquitus vira vocābātur; sīcut ā servō serva, sīcut ā famulō famula, ita ā virō vira.c. 600 CE – 625 CE, Isidorus Hispalensis, Etymologiae 11.2.33

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeviravirae
genitiveviraevirārum
dativeviraevirīs
accusativeviramvirās
ablativevirāvirīs
vocativeviravirae

vĭra, ae, f. vir,
I. a woman: quae nunc femina, antiquitus vira vocabatur, Isid. Orig. 11, 2, 23.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wiHrós
  3. Proto-Italic*wiros
  4. Latinvira

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin vira From vir (“man”) + -a.

Quick answers

What does vira mean in Latin?
vira, a noun, means “a woman”.
What is the genitive of vira?
The genitive singular is virae. vira is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vira?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɪ.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈviː.ra].
Where does vira come from?
Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? → Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós → Proto-Italic *wiros → Latin vira.