Κασσάνδρα
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Feminine form of Κάσσανδρος (Kássandros). Etymology unclear, the second element is apparently from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kás.san.draː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkas.san.dra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈkas.san.dra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈkas.san.dra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈka.san.dra/
Proper noun
Κασσάνδρᾱ • (Kassándrā) f (genitive Κασσάνδρᾱς); first declension
- Cassandra, daughter of Priam
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Κασσάνδρᾱ hē Kassándrā | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Κασσάνδρᾱς tês Kassándrās | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Κασσάνδρᾳ têi Kassándrāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Κασσάνδρᾱν tḕn Kassándrān | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Κασσάνδρᾱ Kassándrā | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
References
- Κασσάνδρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Κασσάνδρα in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005
Greek
Noun
Κασσάνδρα • (Kassándra) f
- (mythology) Cassandra (the daughter of King Priam of Troy)
- (figuratively) Cassandra (a foreteller of doom)
- A female given name
Declension
Declension of Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Κασσάνδρα • |
| genitive | Κασσάνδρας • |
| accusative | Κασσάνδρα • |
| vocative | Κασσάνδρα • |
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