Κόρινθος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pre-Greek *kar (“point, peak”), from which Ancient Greek κόρυς (kórus, “helmet”). The suffix -νθος (-nthos) indicates the source as a lost pre-Indo-European language.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κόρῐνθος • (Kórĭnthos) f (genitive Κορῐ́νθου); second declension

  1. Corinth

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Κόρῐνθος; τῆς Κορῐ́νθου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Κόρῐνθος
hē Kórĭnthos
Genitive τῆς Κορῐ́νθου
tês Korĭ́nthou
Dative τῇ Κορῐ́νθῳ
tēî Korĭ́nthōi
Accusative τὴν Κόρῐνθον
tḕn Kórĭnthon
Vocative Κόρῐνθε
Kórĭnthe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Κόρινθος (Kórinthos)
  • Latin: Corinthus
  • Ottoman Turkish: كوردوس (Gördüs)

References

  1. ^ Sacks, Murray, Brody, Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkoɾinθos/
  • Hyphenation: Κό‧ριν‧θος

Proper noun

Κόρινθος • (Kórinthos) f

  1. Corinth (a city in Greece)

Declension

Declension of Κόρινθος
singular
nominative Κόρινθος (Kórinthos)
genitive Κορίνθου (Korínthou)
accusative Κόρινθο (Kórintho)
vocative Κόρινθε (Kórinthe)
Κόρινθο (Kórintho)

Derived terms

  • Κορίνθιος m (Korínthios, “male Corinthian”)
  • Κορίνθια f (Korínthia, “female Corinthian”)
  • Κορινθία f (Korinthía, “female Corinthian”)
  • κορινθιακός (korinthiakós) (adjective)

Further reading

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