pylae

English

Noun

pylae

1. plural of pyla

Anagrams

• Paley, Yaple, apely, ayelp, playe

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πύλη (púlē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpy.lae̯/, [ˈpʏɫ̪äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.le/, [ˈpiːle]

Noun

pylae f pl (genitive pylārum); first declension (plural only)

1. A narrow pass, a defile

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	pylae
Genitive	pylārum
Dative	pylīs
Accusative	pylās
Ablative	pylīs
Vocative	pylae

References

• “pylae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pylae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “pylae”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “pylae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “pylae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly