Κρήτη

Ancient Greek

Etymology
  • From Κρυς (Krus), mythological hero, probably an indigenous ethnic Pre-Greek name.
  • One proposal derives it from a hypothetical Luwian word *kursatta (cf. kursawar "island", kursattar "cutting, sliver").

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Κρήτη • (Krḗtē) f (genitive Κρήτης); first declension

  1. Crete.

Inflection
First declension of ἡ Κρήτη; τῆς Κρήτης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Κρήτη
hē Krḗtē
Genitive τῆς Κρήτης
tês Krḗtēs
Dative τῇ Κρήτῃ
têi Krḗtēi
Accusative τὴν Κρήτην
tḕn Krḗtēn
Vocative Κρήτη
Krḗtē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • Κρής (Krḗs)
  • Κρήσιος (Krḗsios)
  • Κρῆσσα (Krêssa)
  • κρησφύγετον (krēsphúgeton)
  • κρησφύγιον (krēsphúgion)
  • Κρηταεύς (Krētaeús)
  • Κρηταιίς (Krētaiís)
  • Κρηταιεύς (Krētaieús)
  • Κρηταῖος (Krētaîos)
  • Κρητάρχης (Krētárkhēs)
  • Κρήτηθε (Krḗtēthe)
  • Κρήτηθεν (Krḗtēthen)
  • Κρητίζω (Krētízō)
  • Κρήτηνδε (Krḗtēnde)
  • Κρητικός (Krētikós)
  • Κρητογενής (Krētogenḗs)

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κρήτη (Krḗtē).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkriti/
  • Hyphenation: Κρή‧τη

Proper noun

Κρήτη • (Kríti) f

  1. Crete (biggest island in Greece)

Declension
Declension of Κρήτη (Kríti)
singular
nominative Κρήτη •
genitive Κρήτης •
accusative Κρήτη •
vocative Κρήτη •

Derived terms
  • Κρητικός m (Kritikós, “male Cretan”)
  • Κρητικιά f (Kritikiá, “female Cretan”)
  • κρητικός (kritikós) (adjective)

Further reading
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