πεῖραρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pérwr̥ (“ford, crossing”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πεῖραρ • (peîrar) n (genitive πείρατος); third declension (poetic)

  1. cord, rope
  2. (in the plural) ends, limits

Declension

  • ἀπέραντος (apérantos, “endless, unending, boundless, infinite; allowing no escape”)
  • περαίνω (peraínō, “to limit; to come to an end, finish, accomplish; to draw a conclusion, to infer”)

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