Τερψιχόρη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Τερψιχόρᾱ (Terpsikhórā) – Doric, Attic

Etymology

From τέρψις (térpsis, “enjoyment, delight”) +‎ χορός (khorós, “chorus”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /terp.si.kʰó.rɛː/ → /terp.siˈxo.ri/ → /terp.siˈxo.ri/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /terp.si.kʰó.rɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /terp.siˈkʰo.re̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /terp.siˈxo.ri/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /terp.siˈxo.ri/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /terp.siˈxo.ri/

Proper noun

Τερψῐχόρη • (Terpsikhórē) f (genitive Τερψῐχόρης); first declension

1. Terpsichore

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Τερψῐχόρη; τῆς Τερψῐχόρης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Τερψῐχόρη hē Terpsikhórē
Genitive	τῆς Τερψῐχόρης tês Terpsikhórēs
Dative	τῇ Τερψῐχόρῃ têi Terpsikhórēi
Accusative	τὴν Τερψῐχόρην tḕn Terpsikhórēn
Vocative	Τερψῐχόρη Terpsikhórē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• τερψίχορος (terpsíkhoros, “enjoying the dance”)

Descendants

• Greek: Τερψιχόρη (Terpsichóri)
• Latin: Terpsichore

See also

• (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Καλλιόπη, Κλειώ, Ἐρατώ, Εὐτέρπη, Μελπομένη, Πολύμνια, Τερψιχόρη, Θάλεια, Οὐρανία

Further reading

• “Τερψιχόρη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Τερψιχόρη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027