Κόρινθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Pre-Greek (Pelasgian) *kar (“point, peak”), from which Ancient Greek κόρυς (kórus, “helmet”). The suffix -νθος (-nthos) indicates the source as a lost pre-Indo-European language.[1]

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Κόρῐνθος • (Kórinthos) f (genitive Κορῐ́νθου); second declension

  1. Corinth

Inflection
Second declension of ἡ Κόρῐνθος; τῆς Κορῐ́νθου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Κόρῐνθος
hē Kórinthos
Genitive τῆς Κορῐ́νθου
tês Korínthou
Dative τῇ Κορῐ́νθῳ
têi Korínthōi
Accusative τὴν Κόρῐνθον
tḕn Kórinthon
Vocative Κόρῐνθε
Kórinthe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

References
  1. Sacks, Murray, Brody, Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkoɾinθos/
  • Hyphenation: Κό‧ριν‧θος

Proper noun

Κόρινθος • (Kórinthos) f

  1. Corinth (large town in Peloponnisos)

Declension
Declension of Κόρινθος (Kórinthos)
singular
nominative Κόρινθος •
genitive Κορίνθου •
accusative Κόρινθο •
vocative Κόρινθο •

Derived terms
  • Κορίνθιος m (Korínthios, “male Corinthian”)
  • Κορίνθια f (Korínthia, “female Corinthian”)
  • Κορινθία f (Korinthía, “female Corinthian”)
  • κορινθιακός (korinthiakós) (adjective)

Further reading
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