κέρας

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-. Cognates include Latin cervus and Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [kéras]
  • (Koine): IPA: [cˈɛras]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [cˈeras]

[edit] Noun

κέρας (genitive κέρατος, κέραος, κέρως) n, third declension; (keras)

  1. horn (of an animal)
  2. horn as a material, or anything made of horn, such as a bow.
  3. horn (musical instrument)
  4. arm or branch of a river

[edit] Inflection

κέρας was sometimes declined as stem κέρατ- and sometimes as stem κέρα-. Both are shown here.

κέρατ-

κέρα- (uncontracted)

κέρα- (contracted)

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Noun

κέρας (kéras) n.,   plural κέρατα

  1. (anatomy) horn
  2. (music) horn (wind instrument)

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