κόραξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂k-, from *ḱorh₂- (“crow, raven”). Cognates include Latin corvus, cornix. Also see κορώνη (korṓnē, “crow”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόρᾰξ • (kórăx) m (genitive κόρᾰκος); third declension

  1. raven, crow
  2. cormorant
  3. the constellation Corvus
  4. anything hooked or curved
  5. door handle
  6. engine for grappling ships
  7. hook
  8. type of torture instrument
  9. cock's bill

Declension

Third declension of ὁ κόρᾰξ; τοῦ κόρᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κόρᾰξ
ho kórăx 		τὼ κόρᾰκε
tṑ kórăke 		οἱ κόρᾰκες
hoi kórăkes
Genitive τοῦ κόρᾰκος
toû kórăkos 		τοῖν κορᾰ́κοιν
toîn korắkoin 		τῶν κορᾰ́κων
tôn korắkōn
Dative τῷ κόρᾰκῐ
tōî kórăkĭ 		τοῖν κορᾰ́κοιν
toîn korắkoin 		τοῖς κόρᾰξῐ / κόρᾰξῐν
toîs kórăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν κόρᾰκᾰ
tòn kórăkă 		τὼ κόρᾰκε
tṑ kórăke 		τοὺς κόρᾰκᾰς
toùs kórăkăs
Vocative κόρᾰξ
kórăx 		κόρᾰκε
kórăke 		κόρᾰκες
kórăkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: κόρακας (kórakas)
  • Greek: κοράκι (koráki)

Further reading

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