Κύθηρα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
According to Beekes, stem ending -ηρ implies a Pre-Greek origin (except for -τηρ).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ký.tʰɛː.ra/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈky.tʰe.ra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈky.θi.ra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈcy.θi.ra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈci.θi.ra/
Proper noun
Κῠ́θηρᾰ • (Kúthēra) n pl (genitive Κῠθήρων); second declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Plural | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τᾰ̀ Κῠ́θηρᾰ tà Kúthēra | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῶν Κῠθήρων tôn Kuthḗrōn | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τοῖς Κῠθήροις toîs Kuthḗrois | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τᾰ̀ Κῠ́θηρᾰ tà Kúthēra | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Κῠ́θηρᾰ Kúthēra | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
Derived terms
- Κῠθήρῐος (Kuthḗrios)
- Κῠθέρηθεν (Kuthérēthen)
- Ᾰ̓ντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ (Antikúthēra)
Descendants
References
- Κύθηρα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Κύθηρα in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Κύθηρα in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek (pre-Hellenic) Κύθηρα (Kúthēra)
Noun
Κύθηρα • (Kýthira) n pl
Declension
Κύθηρα
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Κύθηρα • |
| genitive | Κυθήρων • |
| accusative | Κύθηρα • |
| vocative | Κύθηρα • |
Synonyms
- Τσιρίγο n (Tsirígo)
Further reading
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