Corcyra

English

Etymology

Latin

Proper noun

Corcyra

  1. The island of Corfu in ancient times.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέρκυρα (Kérkura).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Corcȳra f sg (genitive Corcȳrae); first declension

  1. An island in the Ionian Sea, now Corfu

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Corcȳra
Genitive Corcȳrae
Dative Corcȳrae
Accusative Corcȳram
Ablative Corcȳrā
Vocative Corcȳra
  • Corcȳraeus

References

  • Corcyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Corcyra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Corcyra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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