γόργυρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

γοργῡ́ρη (gorgū́rē) — Ionic
γέργῡρᾰ (gérgūră) — Laconian

Etymology

According to Beekes, definitely from Pre-Greek, but compare Sanskrit गर्गर (gárgara, “whirlpool; eddy; churn; water-jar”) and Latin gurges (“whirlpool; eddy”). Compare also κορκόδρῠᾰ (korkódrŭă, “drain”) and κορχῠρέᾱ (korkhŭréā, “subterranean drain”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡór.ɡyː.ra/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡor.ɡy.ra/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣor.ʝy.ra/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣor.ʝy.ra/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣor.ʝi.ra/

Noun

γόργῡρᾰ • (górgūră) f (genitive γοργῡ́ρᾱς); first declension

Declension

First declension of ἡ γόργῡρᾰ; τῆς γοργῡ́ρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γόργῡρᾰ hē górgūră	τὼ γοργῡ́ρᾱ tṑ gorgū́rā	αἱ γόργῡραι hai górgūrai
Genitive	τῆς γοργῡ́ρᾱς tês gorgū́rās	τοῖν γοργῡ́ραιν toîn gorgū́rain	τῶν γοργῡρῶν tôn gorgūrôn
Dative	τῇ γοργῡ́ρᾳ tēî gorgū́rāi	τοῖν γοργῡ́ραιν toîn gorgū́rain	ταῖς γοργῡ́ραις taîs gorgū́rais
Accusative	τὴν γόργῡρᾰν tḕn górgūrăn	τὼ γοργῡ́ρᾱ tṑ gorgū́rā	τᾱ̀ς γοργῡ́ρᾱς tā̀s gorgū́rās
Vocative	γόργῡρᾰ górgūră	γοργῡ́ρᾱ gorgū́rā	γόργῡραι górgūrai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

γοργῡ́ρῐον (gorgū́rĭon)