κορυφή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from a Pre-Greek root common to κόρυμβος (kórumbos, “tip of a ship or mountain”) and κόρυς (kórus, “helmet”), based on κορυφ-/κορυμβ- alternation with the aforementioned κόρυμβος (kórumbos).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κορῠφή • (korŭphḗ) f (genitive κορῠφῆς); first declension

  1. top of the head, crown
  2. mountain peak
  3. top, apex
  4. (geometry) vertex of a triangle
  5. the best thing, excellence

Declension

First declension of ἡ κορῠφή; τῆς κορῠφῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κορῠφή
hē korŭphḗ 		τὼ κορῠφᾱ́
tṑ korŭphā́ 		αἱ κορῠφαί
hai korŭphaí
Genitive τῆς κορῠφῆς
tês korŭphês 		τοῖν κορῠφαῖν
toîn korŭphaîn 		τῶν κορῠφῶν
tôn korŭphôn
Dative τῇ κορῠφῇ
tēî korŭphēî 		τοῖν κορῠφαῖν
toîn korŭphaîn 		ταῖς κορῠφαῖς
taîs korŭphaîs
Accusative τὴν κορῠφήν
tḕn korŭphḗn 		τὼ κορῠφᾱ́
tṑ korŭphā́ 		τᾱ̀ς κορῠφᾱ́ς
tā̀s korŭphā́s
Vocative κορῠφή
korŭphḗ 		κορῠφᾱ́
korŭphā́ 		κορῠφαί
korŭphaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of κορῠφή; κορῠφῆς (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative κορῠφή
korŭphḗ 		κορῠφᾱ́
korŭphā́ 		κορῠφαί
korŭphaí
Genitive κορῠφῆς
korŭphês 		κορῠφαῖν / κορῠφαῖῐν / κορῠφῇῐν
korŭphaî(ĭ)n / korŭphēîĭn 		κορῠφᾱ́ων / κορῠφέ͜ων / κορῠφῶν
korŭphā́ōn / korŭphé͜ōn / korŭphôn
Dative κορῠφῇ
korŭphēî 		κορῠφαῖν / κορῠφαῖῐν / κορῠφῇῐν
korŭphaî(ĭ)n / korŭphēîĭn 		κορῠφῇς / κορῠφῇσῐ / κορῠφῇσῐν / κορῠφαῖς
korŭphēîs / korŭphēîsĭ(n) / korŭphaîs
Accusative κορῠφήν
korŭphḗn 		κορῠφᾱ́
korŭphā́ 		κορῠφᾱ́ς
korŭphā́s
Vocative κορῠφή
korŭphḗ 		κορῠφᾱ́
korŭphā́ 		κορῠφαί
korŭphaí
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Translingual: → Corypha, ⇒ Acorypha

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κορυφή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 757-8

Further reading

  • “κορυφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “κορυφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “κορυφή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • κορυφή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • κορυφή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κορυφή (koruphḗ).

Noun

κορυφή • (koryfí) f

  1. peak, summit, top, crest
  2. apex, vertex
  3. (geometry) maxima
  4. ridge
  5. (figuratively) top person

Declension

Declension of κορυφή
singular plural
nominative κορυφή (koryfí) κορυφές (koryfés)
genitive κορυφής (koryfís) κορυφών (koryfón)
accusative κορυφή (koryfí) κορυφές (koryfés)
vocative κορυφή (koryfí) κορυφές (koryfés)

Further reading

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