Κόρος

Κόρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Κῦρος (Kûros)

Etymology 1

From Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (ku-u-ru-u-š /Kuruš/)[1].

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kó.ros/ → /ˈko.ros/ → /ˈko.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kó.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ros/

Proper noun

Κόρος • (Kóros) m (genitive Κόρου); second declension

1. Cyrus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Κόρος; τοῦ Κόρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κόρος ho Kóros
Genitive	τοῦ Κόρου toû Kórou
Dative	τῷ Κόρῳ tôi Kórōi
Accusative	τὸν Κόρον tòn Kóron
Vocative	Κόρε Kóre
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Κόρος (Kóros)
• → Latin: Corus

References

1. Tavernier, Jan (2007) , “5.5.1.34. Kuraš”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550-330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 528