τιάρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • τιήρης (tiḗrēs) Ionic
  • τῐᾱ́ρᾱς (tiā́rās)

Etymology

Oriental foreign word of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τῐᾱ́ρᾱ (tiā́rā) f (genitive τιᾱ́ρᾱς); first declension

  1. tiara, the Persian headdress used on solemn occasions

Inflection

Derived terms

  • τῐᾱρᾰφόρος (tiāraphóros)
  • τῐᾱρόδεσμον (tiāródesmon)
  • τῐᾱροειδής (tiāroeidḗs)

Descendants

  • Latin: tiāra

Further reading

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