Κέρκυρα
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Κόρκῡρᾰ (Kórkūră)
Etymology
From the name of the nymph Corcyra in Greek mythology, or Cercyra in the Doric dialect, daughter of Asopos and the river nymph Metope. Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀫𐀓𐀨𐀂𐀍 (ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo /korkuraijoi/).
Pronunciation
- (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
Κέρκῡρᾰ • (Kérkūră) f (genitive Κερκῡ́ρᾱς); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Κέρκῡρᾰ hē Kérkūră | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Κερκῡ́ρᾱς tês Kerkū́rās | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Κερκῡ́ρᾳ tēî Kerkū́rāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Κέρκῡρᾰν tḕn Kérkūrăn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Κέρκῡρᾰ Kérkūră | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Κερκῡραῖος (Kerkūraîos)
- Κερκῡραῐ̈κός (Kerkūraĭ̈kós)
Descendants
- Greek: Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)
Further reading
- “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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcercira/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Κέρ‧κυ‧ρα
Proper noun
Κέρκυρα • (Kérkyra) f
Usage notes
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
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra) |
| genitive | Κέρκυρας (Kérkyras) |
| accusative | Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra) |
| vocative | Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra) |
Derived terms
- Κερκυραίος m or f (Kerkyraíos, “Corfiot”)
- Κερκυραία m (Kerkyraía, “Corfiot”)
- κερκυραϊκός (kerkyraïkós, “Corfiot”)
- κερκυραίικος (kerkyraíikos, “Corfiot”)