κορωνός

See also: Κόρωνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Cognates include Latin curvus, Old Irish cruind, and Proto-Slavic *krivъ (Russian кривой (krivoj)). See also κορώνη (korṓnē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ko.rɔː.nós/ → /ko.roˈnos/ → /ko.roˈnos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ko.rɔː.nós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ko.roˈnos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ko.roˈnos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ko.roˈnos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ko.roˈnos/

Adjective

κορωνός • (korōnós) m (feminine κορωνή, neuter κορωνόν); first/second declension

1. curved, crooked

Inflection

First and second declension of κορωνός; κορωνή; κορωνόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		κορωνός korōnós	κορωνή korōnḗ	κορωνόν korōnón		κορωνώ korōnṓ	κορωνᾱ́ korōnā́	κορωνώ korōnṓ		κορωνοί korōnoí	κορωναί korōnaí	κορωνᾰ́ korōná
Genitive		κορωνοῦ korōnoû	κορωνῆς korōnês	κορωνοῦ korōnoû		κορωνοῖν korōnoîn	κορωναῖν korōnaîn	κορωνοῖν korōnoîn		κορωνῶν korōnôn	κορωνῶν korōnôn	κορωνῶν korōnôn
Dative		κορωνῷ korōnôi	κορωνῇ korōnêi	κορωνῷ korōnôi		κορωνοῖν korōnoîn	κορωναῖν korōnaîn	κορωνοῖν korōnoîn		κορωνοῖς korōnoîs	κορωναῖς korōnaîs	κορωνοῖς korōnoîs
Accusative		κορωνόν korōnón	κορωνήν korōnḗn	κορωνόν korōnón		κορωνώ korōnṓ	κορωνᾱ́ korōnā́	κορωνώ korōnṓ		κορωνούς korōnoús	κορωνᾱ́ς korōnā́s	κορωνᾰ́ korōná
Vocative		κορωνέ korōné	κορωνή korōnḗ	κορωνόν korōnón		κορωνώ korōnṓ	κορωνᾱ́ korōnā́	κορωνώ korōnṓ		κορωνοί korōnoí	κορωναί korōnaí	κορωνᾰ́ korōná
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		κορωνῶς korōnôs				κορωνότερος korōnóteros				κορωνότᾰτος korōnótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “κορωνός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “κορωνός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• κορωνός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette