Κέρκυρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

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

 

Proper noun

Κέρκῡρᾰ • (Kérkūrăf (genitive Κερκῡ́ρᾱς); first declension

  1. Corcyra; Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece

Inflection

Derived terms

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 • (Kérkyraf

  1. Corfu (an island of Greece)
  2. Corfu (a city in Greece)

Usage notes

Genitive singular: also learned type Ancient Greek Κερκύρας (Kerkúras) used for names of streets and the type of butter:

βούτυρο Κερκύραςvoútyro KerkýrasKerkyra butter.

Declension

Declension of Κέρκυρα
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)

Further reading