Κασσάνδρα
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Feminine form of Κάσσανδρος (Kássandros). Etymology unclear: first element possibly from κέκασμαι (kékasmai, “to shine; excel over”). Connected to Latin censeō (“to honour”) and Sanskrit संसयति (saṃsayati, “to announce”). Second element likely comes from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). The rarer form Κεσ(σ)άνδρα (Kes(s)ándra) appears to be more ancient; compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀐𐀭𐀅𐀨 (ke-sa-da-ra).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kás.san.draː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkas.san.dra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈkas.san.dra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈkas.san.dra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈka.san.dra/
Proper noun
Κασσάνδρᾱ • (Kassándrā) f (genitive Κασσάνδρᾱς); first declension
- a female given name
- Cassandra, daughter of Priam
Inflection
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Κασσάνδρᾱ hē Kassándrā | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Κασσάνδρᾱς tês Kassándrās | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Κασσάνδρᾳ têi Kassándrāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Κασσάνδρᾱν tḕn Kassándrān | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Κασσάνδρᾱ Kassándrā | ||||||||||||
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References
- Κασσάνδρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “Κασσάνδρα”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005
Greek
Noun
Κασσάνδρα • (Kassándra) f
- (mythology) Cassandra (the daughter of King Priam of Troy)
- (figuratively) Cassandra (a foreteller of doom)
- a female given name
Declension
Κασσάνδρα
case \ number | singular |
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nominative | Κασσάνδρα • |
genitive | Κασσάνδρας • |
accusative | Κασσάνδρα • |
vocative | Κασσάνδρα • |
Further reading
Κασσάνδρα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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