Corcyra
English
Etymology
Latin
Proper noun
Corcyra
- The island of Corfu in ancient times.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέρκυρα (Kérkura).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /korˈkyː.ra/, [kɔrˈkyːrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /korˈt͡ʃi.ra/, [korˈt͡ʃiːrä]
Proper noun
Corcȳra f sg (genitive Corcȳrae); first declension
- An island in the Ionian Sea, now Corfu
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Corcȳra |
| Genitive | Corcȳrae |
| Dative | Corcȳrae |
| Accusative | Corcȳram |
| Ablative | Corcȳrā |
| Vocative | Corcȳra |
Related terms
References
- “Corcyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Corcyra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Corcyra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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