κυρία

See also: κύρια and κυρίᾳ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine form of κῡ́ρῐος (kū́rĭos, “lord; ruler; possessor”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kyː.rí.aː/ → /cyˈri.a/ → /ciˈri.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kyː.rí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kyˈri.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /cyˈri.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cyˈri.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ciˈri.a/

Adjective

κῡρῐ́ᾱ • (kūrĭ́ā)

1. inflection of κῡ́ρῐος (kū́rĭos):
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative dual

Noun

κῡρῐ́ᾱ • (kūrĭ́ā) f (genitive κῡρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. authority, power
2. lady, mistress
3. ma'am, madam

Declension

First declension of ἡ κῡρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς κῡρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κῡρῐ́ᾱ hē kūrĭ́ā	τὼ κῡρῐ́ᾱ tṑ kūrĭ́ā	αἱ κῡρῐ́αι hai kūrĭ́ai
Genitive	τῆς κῡρῐ́ᾱς tês kūrĭ́ās	τοῖν κῡρῐ́αιν toîn kūrĭ́ain	τῶν κῡρῐῶν tôn kūrĭôn
Dative	τῇ κῡρῐ́ᾳ tēî kūrĭ́āi	τοῖν κῡρῐ́αιν toîn kūrĭ́ain	ταῖς κῡρῐ́αις taîs kūrĭ́ais
Accusative	τὴν κῡρῐ́ᾱν tḕn kūrĭ́ān	τὼ κῡρῐ́ᾱ tṑ kūrĭ́ā	τᾱ̀ς κῡρῐ́ᾱς tā̀s kūrĭ́ās
Vocative	κῡρῐ́ᾱ kūrĭ́ā	κῡρῐ́ᾱ kūrĭ́ā	κῡρῐ́αι kūrĭ́ai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: κυρία (kyría)
• >? Byzantine Greek: κυρά (kurá), κερά (kerá)
  • Greek: κυρά (kyrá)
  • Pontic Greek: κυρά (kyrá)
  • → Bulgarian: кира́ (kirá)
  • → Laz: კჲურა (ǩyura), კურა (ǩura)
  • → Romanian: chira, chera

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῡρῐ́ᾱ (kūrĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ciˈɾia/ - compare to κύρια (kýria)
• Hyphenation: κυ‧ρί‧α

Noun

κυρία • (kyría) f (plural κυρίες)

1. madam
2. lady
3. teacher

Declension

Declension of κυρία

	singular	plural
nominative	κυρία (kyría)	κυρίες (kyríes)
genitive	κυρίας (kyrías)	κυριών (kyrión)
accusative	κυρία (kyría)	κυρίες (kyríes)
vocative	κυρία (kyría)	κυρίες (kyríes)

Related terms

• (abbreviation): κα (ka, “Mrs, Ms”)
• κύριος m (kýrios, “mister”)
• Κύριος m (Kýrios, “Lord”)

See also

• γυναίκα f (gynaíka, “wife, woman”)