Thera

See also: thera and þéra

English

Etymology

Classical spelling, as borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā).

Proper noun

Thera

1. Alternative spelling of Thira.

Anagrams

• Erath, rehat, ather-, Earth, Herta, Harte, rathe, Rathe, heart, earth, th'are, thare, hater, Heart, Herat, Taher, Terah

German

Noun

Thera m (strong, genitive Theras, plural Theras)

1. (informal) clipping of Therapeut

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰeː.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛː.ra]

Proper noun

Thēra f sg (genitive Thērae); first declension

1. Thira, Santorini (an island, a dormant volcano in Greece)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Thēra
genitive	Thērae
dative	Thērae
accusative	Thēram
ablative	Thērā
vocative	Thēra

Derived terms

• Thēraeus

References

• “Thera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Thera”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Thera”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly