-τειρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From -τωρ (-tōr) +‎ -ια (-ia).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-τειρᾰ • (-teira) f (genitive -τειρᾱς); first declension

  1. Used to form feminine agent nouns
    αὐτοκράτειρα (autokráteira, “a ruler”), from κρατέω (kratéō, “I rule”)

Inflection

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