Κόρινθος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pre-Greek *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][2]

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
  2. 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 (a city in Greece)

Declension
  Κόρινθος
case     \     number singular
nominative Κόρινθος •
genitive Κορίνθου •
accusative Κόρινθο •
vocative Κόρινθε •  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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