κουρά

See also: κούρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κουρή (kourḗ)Ionic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *korsā́, a primary verbal noun from Proto-Indo-European *kers- (to shave), an s-extension of *(s)ker- (to cut), the same root of κείρω (keírō, to cut, shear, crop), κόρση (kórsē, temple (of forehead)), and κορμός (kormós, trunk of a tree). Direct cognates include Hittite [script needed] (karš-ᶻᶦ, to cut off), Tocharian A kärs- (to know, understand), Tocharian B kärst- (to cut off, destroy).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κουρᾱ́ • (kourā́f (genitive κουρᾶς); first declension

  1. cropping of the hair
  2. (in general) cropping, lopping, shearing of sheep
  3. lock of hair
  4. wool shorn, fleece
  5. (in the plural) slips of wood

Declension

Derived terms

  • κουράς (kourás)
  • κουρεῖον (koureîon)
  • Κούρεος (Koúreos)
  • κουρεύομαι (koureúomai)
  • κουρεύς (koureús)
  • κουρεύσιμος (koureúsimos)
  • κουρευτής (koureutḗs)
  • κουρευτικός (koureutikós)
  • κουρευτρία (koureutría)
  • Κουρεών (Koureṓn)
  • κουρεῶτις (koureôtis)
  • κουριάω (kouriáō)
  • κουρικός (kourikós)
  • κούριμος (koúrimos)
  • κουρίς (kourís)
  • κουρῖτις (kourîtis)

Descendants

  • Greek: κουρά (kourá)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κουρά”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 763-4

Further reading

Cappadocian Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian քուրայ (kʻuray, melting pot, furnace).

Noun

κουρά (kourá)

  1. iron mine

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քուրայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 89
  • Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 179

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κουρά (kourá).

Noun

κουρά • (kouráf

  1. (scholarly): haircutting (work done by barber or shearer)

Declension

Declension of κουρά
singular plural
nominative κουρά (kourá) κουρές (kourés)
genitive κουράς (kourás) κουρών (kourón)
accusative κουρά (kourá) κουρές (kourés)
vocative κουρά (kourá) κουρές (kourés)

Synonyms