κυρία

See also: κύρια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine form of κῡ́ριος (kū́rios, lord, ruler, possessor).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κῡρίᾱ • (kūríā)

  1. inflection of κῡ́ριος (kū́rios):
    1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine

Noun

κῡρίᾱ • (kūríāf (genitive κῡρίᾱς); first declension

  1. authority, power
  2. lady, mistress
  3. ma'am, madam

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: κυρία (kyría)
  • >? Byzantine Greek: κυρά (kurá), κερά (kerá)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κύριος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 806-7

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῡρίᾱ (kūríā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ciˈɾia/ - compare to κύρια (kýria)
  • Hyphenation: κυ‧ρί‧α

Noun

κυρία • (kyríaf (plural κυρίες)

  1. madam
  2. lady
  3. teacher

Declension

Declension of κυρία
singular plural
nominative κυρία (kyría) κυρίες (kyríes)
genitive κυρίας (kyrías) κυριών (kyrión)
accusative κυρία (kyría) κυρίες (kyríes)
vocative κυρία (kyría) κυρίες (kyríes)

See also