κυρία

See also: κύρια and κυρίᾳ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine form of κῡ́ρῐος (kū́rĭos, lord; ruler; possessor).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κῡρῐ́ᾱ • (kūrĭ́ā)

  1. inflection of κῡ́ρῐος (kū́rĭos):
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative dual

Noun

κῡρῐ́ᾱ • (kūrĭ́āf (genitive κῡρῐ́ᾱς); 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), “κύρῐος”, 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 κῡρῐ́ᾱ (kūrĭ́ā).

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