γοῦρνα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܓܘܪܢܐ (gūrnā, “large vessel; coffin, sarcophagus”) or another Aramaic language. Unrelated to Latin urna (“urn”).

Noun

γοῦρνα • (goûrna) f (genitive γούρνης); first declension

1. trough, a long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals

Inflection

First declension of ἡ γοῦρνᾰ; τῆς γούρνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γοῦρνᾰ hē goûrna	τὼ γούρνᾱ tṑ goúrnā	αἱ γοῦρναι hai goûrnai
Genitive	τῆς γούρνης tês goúrnēs	τοῖν γούρναιν toîn goúrnain	τῶν γουρνῶν tôn gournôn
Dative	τῇ γούρνῃ têi goúrnēi	τοῖν γούρναιν toîn goúrnain	ταῖς γούρναις taîs goúrnais
Accusative	τὴν γοῦρνᾰν tḕn goûrnan	τὼ γούρνᾱ tṑ goúrnā	τᾱ̀ς γούρνᾱς tā̀s goúrnās
Vocative	γοῦρνᾰ goûrna	γούρνᾱ goúrnā	γοῦρναι goûrnai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Sicilian: gurna
  • Italian: gorna (regional, Sicily)

Further reading

• γοῦρνα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)