γοῦρνα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܓܘܪܢܐ (gūrnā, “large vessel; coffin, sarcophagus”) or another Aramaic language. Unrelated to Latin urna (“urn”).
Noun
γοῦρνα • (goûrna) f (genitive γούρνης); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ γοῦρνᾰ hē goûrnă |
τὼ γούρνᾱ tṑ goúrnā |
αἱ γοῦρναι hai goûrnai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς γούρνης tês goúrnēs |
τοῖν γούρναιν toîn goúrnain |
τῶν γουρνῶν tôn gournôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ γούρνῃ tēî goúrnēi |
τοῖν γούρναιν toîn goúrnain |
ταῖς γούρναις taîs goúrnais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν γοῦρνᾰν tḕn goûrnăn |
τὼ γούρνᾱ tṑ goúrnā |
τᾱ̀ς γούρνᾱς tā̀s goúrnās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γοῦρνᾰ goûrnă |
γούρνᾱ goúrnā |
γοῦρναι goûrnai | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Sicilian: gurna
- Italian: gorna (regional, Sicily)
Further reading
- γοῦρνα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)