κόρνα

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoɾna/
  • Hyphenation: κόρ‧να

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian corna.

Noun

κόρνα • (kórnaf (plural κόρνες)

  1. (vehicles) horn, hooter (loud alarm on a motor vehicle)
    Αυτοί οι κάγκουρες όλο πατάνε την κόρνα όλο το βράδυ.
    Aftoí oi kágkoures ólo patáne tin kórna ólo to vrády.
    Those petrolheads are blowing their horns all night.
  2. (by extension) beeping, honking, tooting (the act of blowing a vehicle's horn)
    Δεν αντέχω τις κόρνες πρωί-πρωί.
    Den antécho tis kórnes proḯ-proḯ.
    I can't stand beeping early in the morning.
Declension
Declension of κόρνα
singular plural
nominative κόρνα (kórna) κόρνες (kórnes)
genitive κόρνας (kórnas)
accusative κόρνα (kórna) κόρνες (kórnes)
vocative κόρνα (kórna) κόρνες (kórnes)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • κόρνο n (kórno, horn) (musical instrument)
Further reading

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Noun

κόρνα • (kórnan

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of κόρνο (kórno)