κέρας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-. Cognates include Latin cervus and Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras).

Pronunciation

Noun

κέρας (genitive κέρατος, κέραος, κέρως) n, third declension; (keras)

  1. horn (of an animal)
  2. horn as a material, or anything made of horn, such as a bow.
  3. horn (musical instrument)
  4. arm or branch of a river

Inflection

κέρας was sometimes declined as stem κέρατ- and sometimes as stem κέρα-. Both are shown here.

κέρατ-

κέρα- (uncontracted)

κέρα- (contracted)

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Greek

Noun

κέρας (kéras) n,   plural κέρατα

  1. (anatomy) horn
  2. (music) horn (wind instrument)

Declension

Related terms

  • κέρατο n (horn)
  • κερατίνη f (keratin)
  • κερατάς m (cuckold)

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