týrrhis

týrrhis agr. τύῤῥις Turm

Alternative forms τύρσις týrsis

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈtyr.ris/ → /ˈti.ris/

Noun τύῤῥις • (týrrhis) f (indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of τύρσις (týrsis, “Turm”

   Synonyms: πύργος (púrgos), ἔπαλξις (épalxis), προμαχών (promakhṓn)

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Usage notes

• Attested in Hesychius', who gives the definition as:
  • 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Τ:

    τύῤῥις· πύργος, ἔπαλξις, προμαχών

• • túrrhis; púrgos, épalxis, promakhṓn

    túrrhis: tower, battlement, bastion