Κέρκυρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀫𐀓𐀨𐀂𐀍 (ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo /⁠korkuraijoi⁠/).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κέρκῡρᾰ • (Kérkūrăf (genitive Κερκῡ́ρᾱς); first declension

  1. A nymph, daughter of Asopus and the river nymph Metope.
  2. Corcyra; Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)

Further reading

  • Κέρκυρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Κέρκυρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,007

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcercira/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Κέρ‧κυ‧ρα

Proper noun

Κέρκυρα • (Kérkyraf

  1. Corfu (an island of Greece)
  2. Corfu (a city in Greece)

Usage notes

Genitive singular: also learned type Ancient Greek Κερκύρας (Kerkúras) used for names of streets and the type of butter:

βούτυρο Κερκύραςvoútyro KerkýrasKerkyra butter.

Declension

Declension of Κέρκυρα
singular
nominative Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)
genitive Κέρκυρας (Kérkyras)
accusative Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)
vocative Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)

Derived terms

  • Κερκυραίος m or f (Kerkyraíos, Corfiot)
  • Κερκυραία m (Kerkyraía, Corfiot)
  • κερκυραϊκός (kerkyraïkós, Corfiot)
  • κερκυραίικος (kerkyraíikos, Corfiot)

Further reading