hetaira

From Ancient Greek ἑταίρᾱ (hetaírā), feminine of ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”).

hetaira (plural hetairai or hetairas)

1. Alternative form of hetaera.
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 129:

     In one of the Greek satirist Lucian's Dialogues of Courtesans, a conversation takes place between the hetaira Tryphaena and a young client named Charmides.

• Iraheta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑταίρα (hetaíra).

• IPA^(key): /eˈtaiɾa/ [eˈt̪ai̯.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aiɾa
• Syllabification: he‧tai‧ra

hetaira f (plural hetairas)

1. hetaera

• “hetaira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024