κόρνα
Greek
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian corna.
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /ˈkoɾna/
- Hyphenation: κόρ‧να
Noun
κόρνα • (kórna) f (plural κόρνες)
- (vehicles) horn, hooter (loud alarm on a motor vehicle)
- Αυτοί οι κάγκουρες όλο πατάνε την κόρνα όλο το βράδυ. ― Aftoí oi kágkoures ólo patáne tin kórna ólo to vrády. ― Those petrolheads are blowing their horns all night.
- (by extension) beeping, honking, tooting (the act of blowing a vehicle's horn)
- Δεν αντέχω τις κόρνες πρωί-πρωί. ― Den antécho tis kórnes proí-proí. ― I can't stand beeping early in the morning.
Declension
declension of κόρνα
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κόρνα • | κόρνες • |
| genitive | κόρνας • | — |
| accusative | κόρνα • | κόρνες • |
| vocative | κόρνα • | κόρνες • |
Derived terms
- κορνάρω (kornáro, “to beep, to blow the horn”)
- κορνάρισμα (kornárisma, “beeping, honking”)
Synonyms
- (beeping, honking): κορνάρισμα n (kornárisma)
Related terms
- κόρνο n (kórno, “horn”) (musical instrument)
Further reading
Etymology 2
Inflected forms.
Noun
κόρνα • (kórna) n
- Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of κόρνο (kórno).