Κασσάνδρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Κᾰσάνδρᾱ (Kasándrā)
Κᾰσάνδρη (Kasándrē) — Ionic, Epic
Κεσάνδρᾱ (Kesándrā)
Κατάνδρᾱ (Katándrā)
Κασσάνδρη (Kassándrē)

Etymology

Feminine form of Κάσσανδρος (Kássandros). Etymology unclear: first element possibly from κέκασμαι (kékasmai, “I shine; excel over”). Connected to Latin censeō (“to honour”) and Sanskrit संसयति (saṃsayati, “to announce”). Second element likely comes from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). The rarer form Κεσ(σ)άνδρα (Kes(s)ándra) appears to be more ancient; compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀐𐀭𐀅𐀨 (ke-sa-da-ra).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kas.sán.draː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kasˈsan.dra/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kasˈsan.dra/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kasˈsan.dra/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈsan.dra/

Proper noun

Κασσάνδρᾱ • (Kassándrā) f (genitive Κασσάνδρᾱς); first declension

a female given name
Cassandra, daughter of Priam

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Κασσάνδρᾱ; τῆς Κασσάνδρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Κασσάνδρᾱ hē Kassándrā
Genitive	τῆς Κασσάνδρᾱς tês Kassándrās
Dative	τῇ Κασσάνδρᾳ têi Kassándrāi
Accusative	τὴν Κασσάνδρᾱν tḕn Kassándrān
Vocative	Κασσάνδρᾱ Kassándrā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

Κασσάνδρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
“Κασσάνδρα”, 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, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005

Greek

Noun

Κασσάνδρα • (Kassándra) f

(Greek mythology) Cassandra (the daughter of King Priam of Troy)
(figuratively) Cassandra (a foreteller of doom)
a female given name

Declension

Κασσάνδρα

case \ number	singular
nominative	Κασσάνδρα •
genitive	Κασσάνδρας •
accusative	Κασσάνδρα •
vocative	Κασσάνδρα •