Κέρκυρα
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Κόρκῡρᾰ (Kórkūră) — Old Attic, Corcyraean
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
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kér.kyː.ra/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈker.ky.ra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈcer.cy.ra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈcer.cy.ra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈcer.ci.ra/
Proper noun
Κέρκῡρᾰ • (Kérkūră) f (genitive Κερκῡ́ρᾱς); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Κέρκῡρᾰ hē Kérkūră | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Κερκῡ́ρᾱς tês Kerkū́rās | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Κερκῡ́ρᾳ tēî Kerkū́rāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Κέρκῡρᾰν tḕn Kérkūrăn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Κέρκῡρᾰ Kérkūră | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Κερκῡραῖος (Kerkūraîos)
- Κερκῡραῐ̈κός (Kerkūraĭ̈kós)
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 • (Kérkyra) f
Usage notes
Genitive singular: also learned type Ancient Greek Κερκύρας (Kerkúras) used for names of streets and the type of butter:
- βούτυρο Κερκύρας ― voútyro Kerkýras ― Kerkyra butter.
Declension
| 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”)