Τερψιχόρη
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From τέρψις (térpsis, “enjoyment, delight”) + χορός (khorós, “chorus”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /terp.si.kʰó.rɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /terp.siˈkʰo.re̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /terp.siˈxo.ri/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /terp.siˈxo.ri/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /terp.siˈxo.ri/
Proper noun
Τερψῐχόρη • (Terpsĭkhórē) f (genitive Τερψῐχόρης); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Τερψῐχόρη hē Terpsĭkhórē | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Τερψῐχόρης tês Terpsĭkhórēs | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Τερψῐχόρῃ tēî Terpsĭkhórēi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Τερψῐχόρην tḕn Terpsĭkhórēn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Τερψῐχόρη Terpsĭkhórē | ||||||||||||
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Related terms
- τερψίχορος (terpsíkhoros, “enjoying the dance”)
Descendants
- Greek: Τερψιχόρη (Terpsichóri)
- Latin: Terpsichorē
See also
- (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Καλλιόπη, Κλειώ, Ἐρατώ, Εὐτέρπη, Μελπομένη, Πολύμνια, Τερψιχόρη, Θάλεια, Οὐρανία
Further reading
- “Τερψιχόρη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Τερψιχόρη”, 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 1,027