Τερψιχόρα
Ancient Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- Τερψῐχόρη (Terpsikhórē)
Etymology
editFrom τέρψῐς (térpsis, “enjoyment”) + χορός (khorós, “dance”) + -ᾱ (-ā).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /terp.si.kʰó.raː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /terp.siˈkʰo.ra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /terp.siˈxo.ra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /terp.siˈxo.ra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /terp.siˈxo.ra/
Proper noun
editΤερψῐχόρᾱ • (Terpsikhórā) f (genitive Τερψῐχόρᾱς); first declension
Inflection
editCase / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Τερψῐχόρᾱ hē Terpsikhórā | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Τερψῐχόρᾱς tês Terpsikhórās | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Τερψῐχόρᾳ têi Terpsikhórāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Τερψῐχόρᾱν tḕn Terpsikhórān | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Τερψῐχόρᾱ Terpsikhórā | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
edit- Greek: Τερψιχόρα (Terpsichóra)
- → Latin: Terpsichora
Further reading
edit- “Τερψιχόρα”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
- Τερψιχόρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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