χώρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• χώρη (Ionic)

Etymology

Uncertain. No apparent cognates outside of Greek.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /kʰɔ͜ɔ́ra͜a/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /kʰóːraː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /xóra/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /xóra/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /xóɾa/

Noun

χώρα (genitive χώρας) f, first declension; (khōrā)

1. location, place, spot (see Latin locus)
2. the proper place
3. one's place in life
4. piece of land: tract, land, field
5. country (opposite town), countryside
6. country, nation

Inflection

First declension of χώρᾱ, χώρᾱς

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	χώρᾱ	χώρᾱ	χῶραι
Genitive	χώρᾱς	χώραιν	χωρῶν
Dative	χώρᾳ	χώραιν	χώραις
Accusative	χώρᾱν	χώρᾱ	χώρᾱς
Vocative	χώρᾱ	χώρᾱ	χῶραι

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G5561

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Greek

Noun

χώρα (chóra) f,   plural χώρες

1. (geography) country (the state or its people)
2. (geography) main town

Declension

declension of χώρα

	singular (ενικός)	plural (πληθυντικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	χώρα	χώρες
genitive (γενική)	χώρας	χωρών
accusative (αιτιατική)	χώρα	χώρες
vocative (κλητική)	χώρα	χώρες

See also

• πατρίδα f (patrída, “homeland”)
• χωριό n (chorió, “village”)