Κέρκυρα
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Ancient Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Κόρκῡρᾰ (Kórkūra)
Etymology
[edit]From the name of the nymph Corcyra in Greek mythology, or Cercyra in the Doric dialect, daughter of Asopos and the river nymph Metope.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kér.kyː.ra/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈker.ky.ra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈcer.cy.ra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈcer.cy.ra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈcer.ci.ra/
Proper noun
[edit]Κέρκῡρᾰ • (Kérkūra) f (genitive Κερκῡ́ρᾱς); first declension
Inflection
[edit]Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Κέρκῡρᾰ hē Kérkūra | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Κερκῡ́ρᾱς tês Kerkū́rās | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Κερκῡ́ρᾳ têi Kerkū́rāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Κέρκῡρᾰν tḕn Kérkūran | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Κέρκῡρᾰ Kérkūra | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
[edit]- Κερκῡραῖος (Kerkūraîos)
- Κερκῡραῐ̈κός (Kerkūraïkós)
References
[edit]- “Κέρκυρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Κέρκυρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,007
Greek
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Κέρκυρα • (Kérkyra) f
Usage notes
[edit]Genitive singular: also learned type Ancient Greek Κερκύρας (Kerkúras) used for names of streets and the type of butter:
- βούτυρο Κερκύρας ― voútyro Kerkýras ― Kerkyra butter.
Declension
[edit] Κέρκυρα
case \ number | singular |
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nominative | Κέρκυρα • |
genitive | Κέρκυρας • |
accusative | Κέρκυρα • |
vocative | Κέρκυρα • |
Derived terms
[edit]- Κερκυραίος m or f (Kerkyraíos, “Corfiot”)
- Κερκυραία m (Kerkyraía, “Corfiot”)
- κερκυραϊκός (kerkyraïkós, “Corfiot”)
- κερκυραίικος (kerkyraíikos, “Corfiot”)
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