χορδή
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-. Cognates include Sanskrit हिर (hira), Latin hernia, and Old English ġearn (English yarn).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /kʰordɛ͜ɛ́/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /kʰordéː/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /xorðí/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /xorðí/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /xoɾðí/
Noun [edit]
χορδή (genitive χορδῆς) f, first declension; (khordē)
Inflection [edit]
Descendants [edit]
References [edit]
Greek [edit]
Noun [edit]
χορδή (chordí) f, plural χορδές
- bow string
- (geometry) chord (of a circle)
- (music) string (of violin, piano, etc)
- (anatomy) vocal cord, vocal fold
- (physics) string
- θεωρία χορδών (string theory)
- any long, very thin structure
Declension [edit]
declension of χορδή
See also [edit]
- συγχορδία f (synchordía, “musical chord”)
External links [edit]
Θεωρία χορδών on the Greek Wikipedia.el.Wikipedia:Θεωρία χορδών